intheCttpoflrmgork 

CoUcge  of  ^\)v^itims  anb  ^urgeoitJf 

Xiljrar? 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 

in  2010  with  funding  froni 

Open  Knowledge  Commons 


http://www.archive.org/details/biographiesoffouOOboar 


BIOGRAPHIES 

OF  THE 

Founders,  Ex-Presidents,  Prominent 
Early  Members  and  others 

OF  THE 

Massachusetts  Dental 
Society 


[ILLUSTR.\TED] 


BY 


WALDO  ELIAS  BOARDMAN,  D.M.D. 

Editor  Harvard  Quinquennial  Catalogue,  Dental  Department,  Harvard  University 

Former  Editor  Massachusetts  Dental  Society.     Member  Committee  on 

History,  National  Dental  Association.     Chairman  Committee 

on  History,  Massachusetts  Dental  Society. 


Published  by 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society 

Boston,  Mass. 

1914 


vs  ^^ 


FRANK  P.  BROWN  -  PRINTER  -  BOSTON 


TO  THE    MEMORY  OF  THE  FOUNDERS 
AND  BUILDERS  OF 

THE    MASSACHUSETTS   DENTAL   SOCIETY 

WHOSE   FAITHFUL  SERVICES  AND  MEMORIES 

NOW  FORGOTTEN   BY  THE  PROFESSION 

THEY  SO  WELL  SERVED, 

THIS  VOLUME  IS  GRATEFULLY  DEDICATED 

BY  THE  AUTHOR 


INDEX 


Abbott,  C.  E. 
Adams.  J.  F. 
Andrews,  R.  R. 
Atkins,  E.  N. 
Atkinson,  W.  H. 

Ball,  J.  W. 
Banium,  S.  C. 
Batchelder,  J.  H. 
Bishop,  H.  F. 
Blake,  E. 
Boardman,  W.  E. 
Bowdoin,  W,  L. 
Brackett,  C.  A. 

Chandler,  T.  H. 
Chase,  A.  H.  St.  C. 
Clapp,  D.  M. 
Codman,  B.  S. 
Codman,  J.  T. 
Cooke,  A.  A. 
Cooke,  G.  L. 
Cooke,  W.  P. 
Coolidge,  J.  B. 

Daly,  J.  M. 
Davis,  C.  G. 
Dowsley,  J.  F. 
Draper,  H.  S. 
Dudley,  A.  M. 

Eames,  G.  F. 
Evans,  T.  W. 

Faxon,  F.  S. 
Hanagan,  A.  J. 
Flynn,  M.  W. 

Gerry,  G.  A. 
Glover,  N.  A. 

Ham,  S.  F. 
Harriman,  G.  V. 
Harrington,  D.  G. 
Harris,  E.  N. 
Haskell,  L.  P. 
Hawes,  N.  W. 
Hitchcock,  E.  B. 
Hitchcock,  T.  B. 
Howe,  O. 
Hurlbut,  C.  S. 
Hurlbut,  J.  S. 

Ingalls,  D.  B. 

Keep,  N.  C. 
Kidder,  J.  H. 


223 

87 
96 

143 
195 

Id 
198 
62 
144 
149 
107 
150 

'5' 

32 
217 

84 

153 

68 

59 
'54 
121 

,56 

1 58 
77 
i'5 
'13 
160 

99 
200 

'17 

137 

94 
162 

34 

35 

3' 

3« 

209 

163 

yo 

42 

165 

132 

66 

81 

54 

72 


Kinsman,  E.  O. 
Knight,  J.  K. 

Lawrence,  A. 
Leach,  D.  W. 
Leach,  E.  G. 
Lindstrom,  C.  R. 
Lowe,  G.  A. 

McDougall,  S.  J. 
McLaughlin,  J.  J.  F. 
McQuillen,  J.  H. 
Maxfield,  G.  A. 
Meriam,  H.  C. 
Miller,  H.  M. 
Moffatt,  G.  T. 
Morgan,  N. 

Noble,  L. 

Page,  E. 
Page,  W.  E. 
Papineau,  A. 
Parker,  A.  H. 
Paul,  J.  T. 
Piper,  H.  H. 
Pray,  M.  W. 
Proctor,  C.  M. 

Rodgers,  C.  W. 
Rolfe,  E.  C. 

Salmon,  L  A. 
Savage,  G.  E. 
Searle,  F. 
Shepard,  L.  D. 
Shepherd,  J. 
Smith,  E.  H. 
Smith,  M.  C. 
Stanley,  N.  A. 
Stephens,  S.  G. 
Stockwell,  C.  T. 
Stowell,  S.  S. 

Taylor,  L.  C. 
Tourtelotte,  J.  N. 
Tucker,  E.  G. 
Tucker,  J. 

Waters,  G.  F". 
Webber,  C. 
Wetherbee,  I.J. 
Wheeler,  A.  F. 
White,  S.  S. 
William.s,  D.  (',. 
Wyman,  A.  V. 


123 
103 

167 
169 

57 

^33 
114 

29 
125 
203 
105 

92 
170 

64 
172 

174 

177 
102 
179 
180 
221 
214 

37 
219 

21 1 
44 

40 

129 

82 

74 
181 

135 
126 

•31 

88 

182 

II I 

185 
187 
188 
190 

79 
193 
46 

'38 

207 

48 

216 


PREFACE 

The  collection  and  compilation  of  data  and  photographs  of  the 
organizers  and  ex-presidents  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
together  with  many  of  the  prominent  early  members,  was  begun  by 
the  writer  in  the  year  1900,  and  continued,  at  intervals  of  time,  until 
the  year  1912.  In  1913  the  Society  made  an  appropriation  for  the 
publication  of  same. 

The  object  of  this  publication  is  to  permanently,  and  as  nearly 
authentically  as  possible,  place  on  record  the  work  accomplished  by 
the  men  who  were  pioneers  in  the  organization  and  those  who  have 
been  elevated  to  the  presidency,  the  highest  honor  in  the  gift  of  the 
Society,  and  help,  also,  to  promote  the  cause,  by  gathering  statistics 
by  others  for  record,  and  in  time  allow  for  some  competent  person  of 
the  future  to  write  a  concise  history  of  the  dental  profession  of  the 
world  —  so  that  future  generations  may  know  what  has  been  achieved 
by  these  men. 

One  of  the  first  records  of  a  regular  dental  practitioner  in  Massa- 
chusetts appears  in  an  advertisement  in  the  Boston  Gazette  and 
Country  Journal,  (published  at  Boston)  under  date  of  September  19, 
1768,  which  states  :  — 

Whereas,  many  persons  are  so 

unfortunate  as  to  lose  their  Fore-Teeth  by 

accident,  and  otherways,  to  their  great 

Detriment,  not  only  in  looks,  but  speaking 

both  in  public  and  private:  —  This  is  to 

inform  all  such,  that  they  may  have  them 

replaced  with  artificial  ones,  that  look  as 

well  as  the  Natural  and  answers  the  end  of 

speaking  to  all  intents,  by  Paul  Revere, 

Goldsmith,  near  the  head  of  Dr. 

Clarke's  Wharf,  Boston. 
All  persons  who  may  have  had  false 

Teeth  fixt  by  Mr.  John  Baker,  Surgeon 

dentist,  and  they  have  got  loose,  (as  they  will 

in  time)  may  have  them  fastened  by  the 

above  who  learnt  the  method  of  fixing  them 

from  Mr.  Baker. 

On  July  19,  1770,  appears  the  following  advertisement  in  the  Boston 
Gazette  and  Country  Journal: 

Artificial  Teeth. 
Paul  Revere, 
Takes  this  Method  of  returning  his  most 
Sincere  thanks  to  the  Gentlemen  and 
Ladies  who  have  Employed  him  in  the  care 
of  their  Teeth  he  would  now  inform  them 


and  all  others,  who  are  so  unfortunate  as 

to  lose  their  Teeth  by  accident  or  otherways, 

that  he  still  continues  the  business 

of  a  Dentist,  and  flatters  himself  that 

from  the  experience  he  has  had  these 

Two  years  (in  which  time  he  has  fixt  some 

Hundreds  of  Teeth)  that  he  can  fix  them  as 

well  as  any  Surgeon-Dentist  who  ever 

came  from  London,  he  fixes  them  in  such  a 

Manner  that  they  are  not  only  an  Ornament, 

but  of  real  Use  in  Speaking  and  Eating: 

He-  cleanses  the  Teeth  and  will  wait 

on  any  Gentleman  or  Lady  at  their  Lodgings, 

he  may  now  be  spoke  with  at  his  shop  opposite 

Dr.  Clark's  at  the  North  End  where  the 

Gold  and  Silversmith's  Business  is  carried 

on  in  all  its  branches. 

Following  him  came  the  men  who  are  the  subjects  of  these  bio- 
graphies. 

The  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  in  its  early  days  brought  about 
the  organization  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  the  New  England 
Dental  Journal^    1881,   and  other  journals. 

It  also  brought  together  in  professional  comradeship  and  continuity 
the  progressive  practitioners  of  Massachusetts  and  surrounding 
states  of  New  England,  and  made  known  to  the  dental  world  the 
men  whose  biographies  and  likenesses  illustrate  these  pages,  some  of 
whom  have  acquired  a  reputation  not  only  national  but.  inter- 
national as  expert  operators,  scientists,  authors,  inventors  and 
orators.  Probably  no  state  in  the  Union  has  produced  a  more  dig- 
nified, talented  or  progressive  set  of  men  than  those  prominent  in 
the  earty  days  of  the  Society. 

The  author  is  indebted  to  many  of  these  men  and  to  their  descend- 
ants, and  from  personal  acquaintance  with  many  others  who  have 
passed  to  the  great  unknown  and  of  those  now  living,  also  from 
histories  and  other  works,  for  the  help  given  in  preparation  of  this 
publication,  and  hereby  extends  his  thanks  to  all  who  have  in  any 
way  contributed  to  make  these  biographies  possible. 

It  may  be  interesting  to  know  that  from  November  7,  1864,  to 
April  I,  1867,  this  Society  had  held  twenty- three  meetings  with  a 
total  attendance  of  402  members,  or  an  average  of  about  fifteen 
members  at  each  meeting. 

The  Society  at  one  time  seriously  considered  a  $50,000  plan  for  a 
building  to  house  itself,  library  and  museum. 

On  November  12,  1867,  the  Society  voted  to  purchase  a  microscope 
at  an  expense  of  $142.72  and  on  December  13,  1877,  a  new  one  was 
purchased  to  replace  the  old  at  the  price  of  $41.  The  old  one  be- 
coming passe,  has  since  by  vote  of  the  Society  been  deposited  in 
the  Museum  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School.     These  microscopes 


were  freely  used  by  such  members  as  Drs.  T.  B.  Hitchcock,  R.  R. 
Andrews  and  others. 

On  February  ii,  1868,  there  was  offered  for  action  of  the  Society, 
a  petition  to  be  presented  to  the  Legislature  for  a  law  to  protect  the 
public  from  dental  imposition,  the  petition  was  laid  on  the  table 
as  unfinished  business. 

On  June  29,  1876,  Dr.  George  T.  Moffatt,  Chairman  of  Committee 
on  Regulation  of  Dental  Practice  in  Massachusetts  by  law,  reported 
that  it  was  not  practicable  to  procure  legislation  on  the  subject. 

On  June  9,  1881,  Dr.  A.  M.  Dudley  moved  for  a  new  dental  law, 
and  the  Law  Committee,  on  December  15, 1882,  reported  that  Governor 
John  D.  Long's  bill  had  been  laid  on  the  table  and  referred  to  next 
Legislature.  The  Society  voted  an  expression  of  opinion  against 
passage  of  this  bill. 

At  the  Twenty-second  Annual  Meeting  on  December  9,  1886,  it 
was  voted  to  take  up  the  matter  of  the  application  for  legislation 
for  a  new  dental  law  relative  to  the  petition  of  Dr.  Lewis  T.  Foss 
and  finally  voted  that  the  Society  take  no  action  relative  thereto. 

On  May  21,  1868,  Dr.  L.  D.  Shepard  offered  a  deprecatory  motion 
relative  to  a  second  dental  college.  This  was  due  to  the  fact  that 
the  Harvard  Dental  School  had  been  established  the  previous  year, 
and  many  thought  that  the  starting  of  the  Boston  Dental  College 
was  wrong  in  principle  and  not  field  enough  for  rival  schools  in  New 
England,  however,  after  a  hard  fought  battle  before  the  Legislature, 
said  body  authorized  its  organization,  and  the  two  schools  have 
continued  side  by  side  until  1899  when  Tufts  College  absorbed  the 
Boston  in  connection  with  her  Medical  School. 

Up  to  June  17, 1873,  this  Society  had  held  monthly  meetings,  but  on 
this  date  voted  a  change  to  semi-annual  meetings,  which  were  held 
in  June  and  December,  the  former  month  for  the  semi-annual  and  the 
latter  month  for  the  annual.  This  continued  down  to  and  including 
1890,  when  the  Society  voted  to  eliminate  the  semi-annual  meeting, 
and  the  annual  to  be  in  June. 

The  Society  at  its  Annual  Meeting  on  December  14,  1876,  voted  to 
hereafter  print  a  list  of  its  members  in  future  notices,  and  accord- 
ingly on  Dec.  13,  1877,  the  list  printed  contained  fifty-eight  members 
in  good  standing.  On  Dec.  13,  1889,  the  Secretary  was  hereafter 
voted  an  annual  salary  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Previous  to  the  enactment  of  the  dental  law,  junior  membership 
had  been  created  allowing  those  to  join  the  Society  who  were  ineli- 
gible to  active  membership,  but  in  July,  1892,  by  vote  of  the  Society, 
all  juniors  were  made  active  members  and  the  junior  membership 
abolished,  for  the  reason  that  the  dental  law  having  been  enacted 
in  1887,  therefore  there  was  no  necessity,  for  such  membership. 

There  had,  from  time  to  time,  been  much  discussion  relative  to 
making  the  Society  more  efficient  in  various  ways  and  by  a  larger 
membership,  accordingly  on  June  8,  1893,  a  resolution  was  passed  rec- 
ommending districting  the  State  Society  and  on  June  7,  1894,  after 


the  new  plan  of  districts  had  been  drawn  and  perfected  by  Drs.  J,  K. 
Knight,  George  A.  Maxfield  and  Waldo  E.  Boardman,  being  respect- 
ively the  President,  First- Vice  and  Second  Vice-presidents,  (the  com- 
mittee having  it  in  charge),  the  Society  was  then  divided  by  arbitrary 
lines  into  seven  districts,  these  divisions  to  be  made  on  lines  of 
railroad  communication.  These  seven  districts  were  given  the  names 
of  the  North  Metropolitan,  the  South  MetropoHtan,  the  North 
Eastern,  the  South  Eastern,  the  Central,  the  Valley,  and  the  Western 
District  Dental  Societies,  with  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society 
as  the  parent  organization.  These  districts  were  each  represented  in 
the  parent  organization  by  five  Councillors. 

On  June  i,  1898,  the  North  Eastern  District,  not  having  energy 
enough  to  hold  but  one  meeting  after  its  organization,  was  absorbed 
into  the  MetropoHtan  District  by  vote  of  the  parent  Society,  and  on 
June  7,  1900,  the  North  Metropolitan  being  desirous  of  amalgamating 
with  the  South  Metropolitan,  it  was  voted  to  allow  the  consohdation, 
thus  reducing  the  districts  in  number  from  seven  to  five,  where  it 
now  stands.  Under  this  districting  the  Society  increased  in  energy, 
in  character  and  influence  and  in  membership  from  one  hundred 
members  to  seven  hundred  and  thirty-two  members  at  present. 

Dr.  Stockwell  presented  at  this  meeting  a  motion  that  the  annual 
meeting,  hereafter,  be  limited  to  members  only  of  the  Society,  and  it 
was  so  voted. 

On  June  3,  1893,  Dr.  George  A.  Maxfield  made  a  motion  that  a 
committee  be  appointed  each  year  to  recommend  to  the  Governor 
of  the  State  names  for  appointment  to  the  Board  of  Registration 
in  Dentistry,  in  the  expectation  that  politics  might  be  eliminated 
from  such  appointments,  and  this  motion  prevailed.  This  committee 
continued,  by  appointment  each  year,  down  to  May,  191 1,  when  it 
was  aboHshed. 

June  loj  1909,  the  Society  by  resolution  voted  to  become  a  compon- 
ent part  of  the  National  Dental  Association  and  offered  amendments 
to  its  Constitution  and  By-Laws  to  that  effect.  These  amendment 
have  from  time  to  time  been  laid  over  till  the  National  was  ready  to 
receive  all  the  State  Societies  of  the  United  States,  which  was  com- 
pleted in  1912,  and  at  its  annual  meeting  in  May,  I9i3,this  Society 
adopted  the  perfecting  amendments  making  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society  a  component  society.  The  total  membership  to  date  has  been 
approximately  1300. 

Of  the  142  known  deaths  with  records  to  date,  their  total  ages 
are  9384,  or  an  average  of  nearly  66>^  years,  the  eldest  being  97  and 
the  youngest  26. 

WALDO   ELIAS  BOARDMAN. 

May,  1913. 


10 


MINUTES  AND  PROCEEDINGS 

OF    THE 

MASSACHUSETTS  DENTAL  SOCIETY 

First  Meeting 

Boston,  March  4,  1864. 

Pursuant  to  a  call,  the  Dentists  of  Boston  met  at  the  rooms  of 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  in  Tremont  Temple  to  con- 
sider the  propriety  of  organizing  a  Dental  Association. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  at  7.30  o'clock,  P.  M.,  and  tempo- 
rarily organized  by  the  election  of  Drs.  I.  A.  Salmon,  Chairman,  and 
S.  J.  McDougall,  Secretary. 

Some  remarks  pertinent  to  the  occasion  were  made  by  the  chairman, 
and  a  discussion  followed  in  which  the  expression  was  general  in  favor 
of  the  object  of  the  meeting. 

On  motion  a  committee,  consisting  of  Drs.  Salmon,  Hitchcock, 
Ham,  Harriman,  and  McDougall,  was  appointed  to  draft  a  Consti- 
tution and  By-Laws  and  report  the  same  at  the  next  meeting. 

It  was  also  voted  that  when  this  meeting  adjourns  it  be  to  meet 
on  the  evening  of  the  15th  inst.  at  the  same  place  at  7.30  o'clock. 

Adjournment. 

Second  Meeting 

Boston,  March  15,  1864. 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  Dentists  of  Boston  and  vicinity 
met  at  7.30  o'clock  at  the  rooms  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associ- 
ation. 

Meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  Chairman.  Having  learned 
that  the  room  was  engaged  for  other  purposes,  the  meeting  was 
immediately  adjourned  to  meet  at  8  o'clock  at  the  office  of  Drs. 
Clough  and  Harriman,  in  the  same  building. 

Evening  Session 
8  o'clock.  Office  of  Drs.  Clough  and  Harriman. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  Chairman.  The  report  of 
the  previous  meeting  was  read  and  approved.  The  Committee 
appointed  to  draft  a  Constitution  and  By-Laws  presented  their 
report,  which,  on  motion,  was  received  and  the  Committee  discharged. 

It  was  then  voted  that  the  meeting  proceed  to  the  consideration 
of  the  Constitution,  and  that  each  article  be  acted  upon  separately. 

Articles  i  and  2  adopted. 

Article  3  amended  and  adopted. 

Article  4  read  and  Sections  i,  2  and  3  adopted;  Section  4  amended 
and  adopted. 


Article  5  adopted. 

Article  6  rejected. 

Article  7  adopted. 

On  motion,  future  consideration  of  the  Constitution  was  laid  on 
the  table. 

Article  i  of  the  By-Laws  was  read  and  adopted. 

Article  2  of  the  By-Laws  was  read  and  adopted. 

Article  3  amended  and  adopted. 

Article  4  adopted. 

On  motion  it  was  voted  to  adjourn  to  meet  at  such  time  and  place 
as  the  Secretary  might  designate,  notice  thereof  to  be  given  through 
the  newspapers.     Meeting  adjourned  at  10  P.  M. 

Third  Meeting 

Boston,  March  24,  1864. 

Pursuant  to  notice,  the  Dentists  of  Boston  and  vicinity  again  met 
at  the  rooms  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  7.30  o'clock  P.  M. 

Meeting  called  to  order  by  the  Chairman. 

On  motion  it  was  voted  that  the  Secretary  be  excused  from  reading 
the  report  of  the  previous  meeting. 

The  Constitution  as  presented  was  read  for  the  information  of 
new  members. 

On  motion,  Art.  5  of  the  By-Laws  was  taken  up  for  consideration, 
was  read  and  adopted. 

Sect,  i  of  Art.  6  was  read  amended  and  adopted. 

Sect.  2  of  Art.  6  was  read  and  adopted. 

Sect,  i  of  Art.  7  was  read  and  adopted. 

Sect.  2  of  Art.  7  was  read,  amended  and  adopted. 

Sect,  i  of  Art.  8  was  read  and  adopted. 

Sect.  2  of  Art.  8  was  read  and  adopted. 

Sect.  3  of  Art.  8  was  read  and  adopted. 

Article  9  was  read,  amended  and  adopted. 

Order  of  Business  was  read,  amended  and  adopted. 

On  motion,  the  Constitution  was  taken  from  the  table. 

On  motion.  Art.  2  of  Constitution  was  striken  out. 

On  motion,  a  preamble  setting  forth  the  reason  for  organizing  a 
Dental  Association  and  also  its  objects  was  presented  and  adopted. 

An  amendment  to  Sect.  2  of  Art  4  of  the  Constitution  was  presented 
and,  on  motion,  adopted.     It  was  then 

Voted,    To  adopt  the  Constitution,  as  amended,  as  a  whole. 

On  motion,  the  present  Chairman  was  requested  to  act  as  President, 
and  the  present  Secretary  to  act  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  until 
the  annual  meeting. 

On  motion,  an  Executive  Committee  was  appointed  by  the  Chair, 
to  serve  till  the  Annual  Meeting,  consisting  of  Drs.  Rolfe,  Wetherbee, 
McDougall,  Harris  and  Harriman. 

Eleven  members  then  signed  the  Constitution  and  paid  the  entrance 
fee. 

Meeting  adjourned  at  lo  P.  M. 

12 


Fourth  Meeting 

Boston,  April  4,  1864. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Association  was  held  this  evening  at 
the  usual  place.     The  President  in  the  Chair. 

In  consequence  of  the  absence  of  the  Secretary,  it  was 

Voted,     That  Dr.  E.  N.  Harris  act  as  Secretary  pro  tern. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Rolfe  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  By-Laws  relating  to  the  admission  of  candidates 
for  membership  be  suspended  for  this  meeting. 

The  following  names  were  then  proposed,  and  referred  at  once  to 
the  Executive  Committee,  viz: 

Drs.  N.  C.  Keep  and  James  M.  Daly  both  of  Boston,  proposed  by 
Dr.  E.  C.  Rolfe. 

Dr.  William  W.  Russell  of  Boston,  proposed  by  Dr.  I.  J.  Wetherbee. 

Dr.  B.  B.  Chandler  of  Boston,  proposed  by  G.  B.  Harriman. 

Dr.  Alfred  Greenwood  of  Boston,  proposed  by  Dr.  T.  B.  Hitchcock. 

Dr.  S.  P.  Bartlett  of  Boston  and  Dr.  D.  S.  Bartlett  of  Roxbury, 
proposed  by  Dr.  S.  F.  Ham. 

The  Executive  Committee  reporting  favorably  upon  all  these 
names,  the  Society  proceeded  to  ballot  and  all  were  elected. 

An  interesting  discussion  then  followed  upon  the  use  of  Nitrous 
Oxide  Gas  as  an  Anaesthetic. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Wetherbee  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  pubUsh  a  notice  in 
the  Boston  Journal  correcting  the  error  that  appeared  in  a  notice 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting,  published  in  that  paper,  and 
in  connection  with  this  notice  to  state  the  time  of  holding  the  annual 
meeting,  and  also  to  notify  members  through  the  daily  papers  of  the 
next  monthly  meeting  of  the  Association. 

On  motion 

Voted,     That  this  Association  now  adjourn  to  meet  in  this  place 
on  the  first  Monday  evening  in  May  at  7.30  o'clock. 
Adjourned. 

E.  N.  Harris,  Secretary  pro.  tern. 


Fifth  Meeting 

Boston,  May  2,  1864. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Association  was  held  at  the  usual 
place.     Dr.  Salmon  in  the  chair. 

Secretary's  report  of  previous  meeting  was  read  and  approved. 

The  reading  of  previous  reports  was  then  called  for.  These  reports 
were  read  and  approved.  The  Constitution  and  By-Laws  were  then 
read  by  request.     On  motion,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  By-Laws  relating  to  the  admission  of  members 
be  suspended  for  the  evening.  The  following  names  were  then 
proposed,  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee,  which  reported 
favorably  upon  all,  viz: 

13 


W.  I.  Thayer  of  Chelsea,  proposed  by  S.  J.  McDougall, 

E.  S.  Blake  of  Boston,  proposed  by  T.  H.  Chandler. 

E.  G.  Tucker  of  Boston,  proposed  by  I.  A.  Salmon. 

A.  Papineau  of  Waltham,  proposed  by  S.  IF.  Ham. 

J.  T.  Codman  of  Boston,  proposed  by  S.  F.  Ham. 

Upon  balloting  these  gentlemen  were  all  admitted  to  membership. 
On  motion,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  rules  be  suspended  for  the  purpose  of  amending 
the  Order  of  Business,  which  was  accordingly  amended.  On  motion, 
the  chair  appointed  T.  H.  Chandler,  N.  C.  Keep  and  I.  J.  Wetherbee 
a  committee  to  consider  the  subject  of  a  Seal  and  recommend  a  suit- 
able device  to  the  Association. 

On  motion,  the  Executive  Committee  was  instructed  to  procure  a 
black-board  for  the  use  of  the  Society. 

After  some  remarks  by  Dr.  Keep,  a  discussion  followed  relative 
to  the  time  of  holding  the  Annual  Meeting. 

On  motion,  the  Executive  Committee  was  instructed  to  prepare  a 
suitable  notification  for  the  use  of  the  Association. 

Adjourned. 

First  Annual  Meeting 

Boston,  May  i6,  1864. 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Association  was  this  day  held  at  the 
usual  place,  commencing  at  the  time  appointed.  Dr.  Salmon  in  the 
chair. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Harris  it  was 

Voted,  To  suspend  the  rules  relating  to  the  admission  of  members 
in  order  to  admit  gentlemen  present  from  abroad.  The  following 
names  were  then  presented: 

H.  F.  Bishop,  of  Worcester,  proposed  by  E.  N.  Harris. 

A.  A.  Cooke,  of  Milford,  proposed  by  T.  B.  Hitchcock. 
G.  L.  Cooke,  of  Milford,  proposed  by  T.  B.  Hitchcock. 

B.  T.  Currier,  of  Boston,  proposed  by  I.  J.  Wetherbee. 

These  names  were  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  who 
reported  favorably  upon  all.  The  Society  immediately  proceeded 
to  ballot,  and  the  gentlemen  proposed  were  all  chosen. 

The  Society  then  proceeded  to  ballot  for  the  candidates  for  the 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year.  Messrs  Wetherbee,  Harris  and  T.  H. 
Chandler  were  appointed  by  the  Chairman  as  a  Committee  to  collect, 
sort  and  count  votes. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Rolfe,  it  was 

Voted,  That  an  informal  ballot  be  taken  before  proceeding  to  the 
election  of  each  officer,  in  order  thereby  to  get  at  the  name  most 
prominent  in  the  minds  of  the  members  for  such  office,  and  such 
informal  ballots  were  accordingly  taken. 

The,  following  named  gentlemen  were  then  chosen,  viz: 

Dr.  N.  C.  Keep  President 

Dr.  I.  J.  Wetherbee  Vice-President 

14 


Dr.  T.  H.  Chandler  Recording  Secretary 

Dr.  E.  C.  Rolfe  Corresponding  Secretary 

Dr.  S.  J.  McDouGALL  Treasurer 

Dr.  E.  N.  Harris  Librarian 

Dr.  I.  A.  Salmon 

Dr.  a.  a.  Cooke 

Dr.  B.  S.  Codman 

Dr.  H.  F.  Bishop 

Dr.  T.  B.  Hitchcock 


Executive  Committee 


On  motion,  each  and  all  of  these  elections  was  made  unanimous. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Hitchcock  it  was 

Voted.  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  the  chair  to 
nominate  a  member  to  deliver  the  Annual  Address  at  our  Second 
Anniversary'  meeting. 

Messrs.  Rolfe,  Hitchcock  and  Cooke  were  appointed,  who  nomi- 
nated Dr.  N.  C.  Keep,  and  as  a  substitute,  Dr.  I.  J.  Wetherbee.  The 
report  was  accepted. 

By  nomination-at-large,  Messrs.  Wetherbee,  Bishop,  Clark,  Rolfe 
and  Harris  were  appointed  delegates  to  attend  the  next  meeting  of 
the  American  Dental  Association. 

The  Treasurer  then  reported  seventy-five  dollars  in  the  treasury 
and  no  bills  yet  presented. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Rolfe,  it  was 

Voted,  That  an  effort  be  made  to  obtain  the  use  of  the  rooms  in 
Tremont  Place,  now  occupied  by  the  Sufifolk  District  Medical  Society 
and  others,  and  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  authorized  to  see 
on  what  terms  said  rooms  can  be  obtained. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Wetherbee  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  required  to  prepare  and  transmit  a 
correct  account  of  the  proceedings  of  this  meeting  to  the  Dental 
Cosmos,  Boston  Medical  Journal,  and  such  other  journals  and  papers 
as  he  may  see  fit. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  A.  A.  Cooke  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  instructed  to  provide 
for  the  printing  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws.     It  was  also 

Voted,     That  they  cause  five  hundred  copies  to  be  struck  off. 

Voted,  That  all  arrangements  relative  to  an  entertainment  at 
our  next  annual  meeting  be  referred  to  that  Committee.  On  motion 
of  Dr.  Thayer  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  meeting  adjourn  to  meet  again  at  8  o'clock  P.  M. 
at^the  same  place. 

Evening  Session  —  May  i6.  8  o'clock. 
Society  met  again  pursuant  to  adjournment,  a  pleasant  evening 
was  passed  in  conversation  and  discussion,  but  no  business  was  tran- 
sacted. 
Adjourned. 

T.  H.  Chandler,  Secretary. 

15 


FIRST  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS 

OF   THE 

MASSACHUSETTS  DENTAL  SOCIETY 

Adopted  March  24,  1864 

Printed  1865 

PREAMBLE 

We,  the  undersigned,  do  declare  ourselves  an  association  to  cul- 
tivate the  Science  and  Art  of  Dentistry,  and  all  its  collateral  branches; 
to  elevate  and  sustain  the  professional  character  of  dentists,  and  to 
promote  amongst  them  mutual  improvement,  social  intercourse,  and 
good  will;  and  have  adopted  for  our  government  the  following  Con- 
stitution and  By-Laws,  and  order  of  business. 

.CONSTITUTION 

ARTICLE  I 

Name 

This  Society  shall  be  known  as  ''The  Massachusetts  Dental  Asso- 
ciation." 

ARTICLE  II 

Officers 

The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  consist  of  a  President,  Vice-Pres- 
ident, Recording  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer, 
Librarian,  an  Executive  Committee  (to  consist  of  five  members), 
and  such  other  officers  as  may  be  designated  by  the  By-Laws,  which 
officers  shall  be  chosen  annually  by  ballot. 

ARTICLE  III 

Members 

Section  i.  This  Society  shall  consist  of  Active,  Corresponding, 
and  Honorary  members. 

Section  2.  The  Active  members  shall  consist  of  Practitioners  of 
Dentistry  residing  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts.  They  shall  be 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  of  good  moral  character,  and  shall  have 
received  a  diploma  from  a  reputable  Medical  and  Dental  College, 
or  shall  have  been  five  years  in  the  practice  of  Dentistry,  including 
term  of  pupilage. 

Section  3 .  Corresponding  members  shall  consist  of  jPractitioners  of 
Dentistry,  residing  in  this  or  other  states  of  the  Union,  or  in  foreign 

16 


countries,  who  manifest  a  disposition  to  advance  the  science  and 
art  of  the  profession  by  contributing  to  its  literature. 

Section  4.  The  Honorary  members  shall  consist  of  Practitioners 
of  Dentistry  who  have  honorably  retired  from  practice;  of  Practi- 
tioners of  Medicine  and  Surgery;  or  others  who  have  made  valuable 
contributions  to  the  Science  of  Dentistry. 

ARTICLE  IV 

Powers 

The  Society  shall  use  one  common  seal,  with  such  device  and  in- 
scription as  may  be  agreed  upon,  and  shall  grant  to  its  members, 
in  the  name  and  form  prescribed  by  the  By-Laws,  such  certificate  as 
under  its  seal  may  authenticate  and  perpetuate  the  memory  of  such 
membership. 

ARTICLE  V 

Amendments 

The  Constitution  may  be  altered  or  amended  with  the  consent  of 
two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  —  the  proposition  stating  the 
amendment,  in  writing,  to  be  submitted  by  five  members,  at  a  regular 
meeting,  and  lie  over  until  the  next  regular  meeting. 

BY-LAWS 

ARTICLE  I 

Officers 

Section  i.  Duties  of  the  President.  The  President  shall  preside 
at  all  meetings  of  the  Society ;  call  special  meetings,  upon  the  request 
of  five  active  members;  sign  all  diplomas,  certificates,  or  letters 
testimonial;  appoint  all  committees  not  otherwise  provided  for,  and 
be  ex-oficio  member  of  all  standing  committees. 

Section  2.  Duties  of  the  Vice-President.  The  Vice-President 
shall,  in  the  absence  of  the  President,  preside;  and  in  case  of  the  absence 
of  both  of  those  officers,  a  President  'pro  tern  shall  be  appointed. 

Section  3.  Duties  of  the  Recording  Secretary.  The  Recording 
Secretary  shall  keep  minutes  of  all  meetings;  notify  officers  and  mem- 
bers of  their  election;  give  notice  to  members  of  all  meetings;  have 
the  custody  of  the  seal;  sign  all  diplomas,  certificates,  and  letters 
testimonial,  and  certify  to  all  ofl5cial  acts  of  the  Society  in  connection 
with  the  President. 

Section  4.  Duties  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary.  The  Corres- 
ponding Secretary  shall  take  charge  of  and  conduct  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  Society.  He  shall  keep  a  copy  of  all  official  letters  he 
may  write,  with  replies  to  the  same. 

Section  5.  Duties  of  the  Treasurer.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Treasurer  to  keep  all  moneys  of  the  Society  committed  to  his  trust; 
to  pay  them  over  by  order  of  the  President,  countersigned  by  the 

17 


Secretary,  and  keep  a  correct  account  of  the  same  in  a  book  provided 
for  that  purpose. 

He  shall  make  a  full  and  detailed  report  of  the  financial  affairs  of 
the  Society  at  the  Annual  Meeting  in  each  year;  and  at  the  expiration 
of  his  term  of  office  shall  deliver  to  his  successor  all  funds,  papers, 
and  books  relating  thereto. 

Section  6.  Duties  of  the  Librarian.  The  Librarian  shall  have 
charge  of  all  books  and  manuscripts  belonging  to  the  Society,  and 
shall  be  Curator  of  the  Museum.  He  shall  keep  an  accurate  cata- 
logue of  the  same,  and  shall  report  at  the  Annual  Meeting  the  con- 
dition and  contributions  made  to  the  Library  and  Museum  during 
the  year. 

ARTICLE  II 

Executive  Committee 

The  Executive  Committee  shall  ascertain  the  qualifications  of 
candidates  for  membership,  and  report  the  same  to. the  Society; 
audit  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer ;  provide  proper  places  for  meetings; 
superintend  the  printing  for  the  Society,  and  transact  such  other 
business  as  may  be  referred  to  it. 

ARTICLE  III 

Membership 

Section  i.  Candidates  for  membership  may  be  proposed  at  the 
regular  meetings,  —  recommendations  for  the  same  being  made  in 
writing,  signed  by  two  of  the  members  of  the  Society.  The  name  of 
the  candidate  shall  then  be  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee, 
whose  report  shall  be  acted  upon  at  the  next  regular  meeting;  two- 
thirds  of  all  the  votes  cast  being  necessary  for  an  election. 

Section  2.  No  person  shall  be  entitled  to  the  privileges  of  active 
membership  until  he.  shall  have  signed  the  Constitution  and  paid 
the  initiation  fee.  If  he  omit  the  same  for  one  year,  his  election  shall 
be  void. 

ARTICLE  IV 

Dues 

Section  i.  The  initiation  fee  shall  be  three  dollars,  payable  at 
or  before  signing  the  Constitution.  The  annual  contribution  shall 
be  two  dollars,  payable  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  Any  member  who 
neglects  to  pay  his  annual  contribution  two  successive  years  shall 
cease  to  be  a  member  without  action  of  the  Society,  provided  the 
Treasurer  has  notified  him  of  his  indebtedness. 

Section  2.  Corresponding  ^d  Honorary  members  shall  be  exempt 
from  the  pa^Tnent  of  all  dues;  and  as  a  mark  of  distinction  for  long 
continued  service  in  the  profession,  by  special  action  of  the  Society, 
the  dues  of  an  Active  member  may  be  remitted. 


ARTICLE  V 
Privileges  of  Members 
Active  members  shall  be  entitled  to  debate  and  vote  on  all  questions 
discussed  in  the  Society,  and  be  eligible  to  any  office  in  its  gift. 

Corresponding  and  Honorary  members  shall  be  entitled  to  a  seat 
in  the  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  have  the  privilege  of  debating 
all  questions  not  involving  pecuniary  expenditure. 

ARTICLE  VI 
Resignation  or  Expulsion  of  Members 

Section  i.  Any  member  shall  have  leave  to  resign  upon  appli- 
cation made  therefor  in  writing,  provided  all  arrears  due  from  him 
to  the  Society  have  been  discharged,  except  in  the  case  of  impeach- 
ment. 

Section  2.  Any  member  may  be  impeached  by  three  members 
for  violating  the  laws  of  this  Society,  for  malpractice,  or  other  gross 
misconduct.  The  member  so  impeached  shall  have  transmitted 
to  him  a  written  copy  of  the  impeachment,  with  notice  of  the  time  of 
hearing  before  a  committee  of  five  members  appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose; then,  if  the  report  of  said  Committee  sustain  the  impeachment, 
the  Society,  at  the  next  regular  meeting,  may,  by  ballot,  suspend 
or  expel  such  member,  by  a  majority  of  three-fourths  of  all  the  votes 
cast. 

ARTICLE  VII 

Meetings 

Section  i.  Five  Active  members  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute 
a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  any  meeting  of  this  Society. 

Section  2.  The  regular  meetings  of  this  Society  shall  be  holden 
on  the  first  Monday  evening  of  each  month. 

The  time  of  meeting  shall  be  at  8  o'clock  from  April  to  October, 
and  7.30  o'clock  from  October  to  April. 

ARTICLE  VIII 

Annual  Meetings 

Section  i.  The  Annual  Meeting  shall  be  holden  on  the  third 
Monday  in  May,  at  10  o'clock  A.  M.  and  shall  be  devoted  to  the 
election  of  the  officers  of  the  Association,  and  such  other  business 
as  shall  relate  to  the  interests  of  the  profession. 

Section  2.  None  but  members  of  this  Association  shall  be  present 
during  an  election. 

Section  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Association  at  each  Annual 
Meeting  to  appoint  one  of  its  members  to  deliver  an  address  at  the 
next  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE  IX 

Alterations  or  Amendments 
These  By-Laws  may  be  altered  or  amended  at  any  regular  meeting, 
by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  provided  said  al- 

19 


teration  or  amendment  shall  have  been  presented  at  a  previous 
meeting. 

ORDER  OF  BUSINESS 

I.    All  meetings  of  the  Society  shall  be  called  to  order  by  the  pre- 
siding ofl&cer  at  the  hour  appointed. 

Reading  of  the  Minutes  of  the  previous  meeting. 

Reports  of  Committees. 

Applications  for  membership,  and  the  election  of  members. 

Unfinished  business. 

New  business. 

Presentation  of  written  communications. 

Presentation  of  specimens  of  morbid  anatomy,  and  operative 
and  mechanical  dentistry. 
9.     Oral  communications. 

At  the  meeting  of  September  5,  1864,  Dr.  Wetherbee  offered  the 
following  preamble  and  resolutions,  viz: 

Whereas,  John  A.  Cummings  of  this  city  has  taken  out  letters- 
patent,  thereby  vesting  in  himself  the  exclusive  right  to  use  India 
Rubber  for  artificial  plates  or  palates  for  the  base  of  artificial  teeth, 
therefore 

Resolved,  That  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  solicits  the  co- 
operation of  all  Dental  Associations  and  Societies  and  all  others 
interested  in  testing  the  validity  of  said  letters-patent,  in  such  form 
or  manner  as  the  exigencies  of  the  case  demand. 

Resolved,  That  all  associations  and  societies,  and  others  who  may 
take  action  in  the  premises,  are  requested  to  report  the  result  thereof 
to  Dr.  E.  C.  Rolfe,  Corresponding  Secretary  of  this  Association. 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  from  this  asso- 
ciation, that  they  be  and  hereby  are  instructed  to  obtain  from  such 
evidence  as  may  be  had,  a  legal  opinion  on  the  validity  of  said  letters- 
patent,  and  to  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

Committee  chosen:  I.  J.  Wetherbee,  I.  A.  Salmon,  N.  C.  Keep. 

September  19,  1864.  Voted,  That  the  resolutions  passed  at  the 
last  meeting  be  published  in  the  Boston  Journal. 

The  Society  also  voted  to  invite  all  dentists  of  the  State  to  be 
present  to  consider  the  claims  of  the  Dental  Vulcanite  Company; 
and  the  Corresponding  Secretary  was  instructed  to  furnish  the  various 
Dental  Societies  of  the  country  with  a  copy  of  the  resolutions. 

At  this  meeting  it  was  proposed  to  establish  a  Dental  Journal  (by 
Dr.  Lawrence)  and  incorporate  the  Society,  and  establish  a  Dental 
College  (by  Dr.  Wetherbee). 

Committee  chosen  on  Dental  Journal;  Drs.  Keep,  Thayer,  Lawrence 
Salmon  and  Chandler. 

(By  Dr.  Wetherbee.)  A  Committee  was  appointed  to  draft 
resolution  and  give  notice  through  the  Boston  Journal  of  an  invita- 
tion to  apply  for  an  act  of  incorporation  at  the  next  session  of  the 
General  Court. 

20 


Committee  appointed  on  nomination  at  large,  viz:  Wetherbee, 
Harris  and  Keep. 

October  3,   1S64.     Report  on  the  Cummings  patent  claims. 

November  7,  1864.  Dental  Journal  Committee  reported,  "That 
in  consequence  of  the  disturbed  state  of  the  country  and  the  high 
price  of  materials  and  labor,  it  is  inexpedient  at  present  to  act  in  the 
matter,  and  request  that  the  committee  be  discharged.  Accepted 
and  discharged. 

Committee  on  Incorporation  asked  for  futher  time  to  report. 

December  5,  1864.  Dr.  Wetherbee,  chairman  of  the  committee 
upon  the  subject  of  incorporation,  reported  that  we  cannot  obtain 
an  act  to  incorporate  the  Association  without  $5000  paid  into  the 
Treasury,  and  therefore  our  only  course  is  to  obtain  a  special  Act 
of  Incorporation.  Report  accepted. 

Voted,  That  the  same  committee  act  as  a  special  committee  to 
obtain  a  special  act  of  incorporation. 

Committee  of  five  appointed  to  consider  and  report  upon  a  scale 
of  prices.     Drs.  Keep,  Brown,  Rolfe,  Harris,  and  Wetherbee. 

January  2,  1865.  Voted,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed 
to  petition  Congress  not  to  extend  the  Goodyear  Rubber  patent. 
Drs.  Rolfe,  Lawrence  and  Keep  appointed. 

January  16,  1865.  Partial  report  on  Goodyear  patent  extension. 
Discussion  had  on  fees  by  committee  and  members. 

February  6,  1865.  Committee  on  fees  made  a  partial  report. 
The  following   resolution  by  Dr.  Leach  was  unanimously  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  we  consider  the  formation  of  the  U.  S.  Dental 
Protective  Union  opportune,  and  do,  as  a  Society,  consider  it  a  privi- 
lege as  well  as  a  duty  to  aid  said  Society  by  becoming  members. 

February'  20,  1865.  Committee  on  Charter  reported  that  the 
matter  had  gone  before  the  proper  committee  of  the  Legislature. 

Committee  on  Goodyear  Vulcanite  matter  reported  progress. 

March  6,  1865.  Committee  on  Charter  reported.  The  Committee 
on  Education,  to  which  the  matter  was  referred  by  the  Legislature, 
sent  to  the  President  of  our  Association  a  notice  that  they  should 
report  leave  to  withdraw  our  petition :  The  President  then  appeared 
before  that  committee  who  said  they  could  not  change  their  purpose 
on  account  of  the  numerous  other  cases  of  like  neglect  to  give  legal 
notice,  but,  when  this  is  so  reported  to  the  House,  a  motion  will  be 
made  by  one  of  our  friends  there,  to  give  leave  for  publication,  which 
will  cure  the  neglect  and  secure  for  us  our  Charter  at  the  present 
session. 

April  3,  1865.  Legislature  suggested  we  change  Association  to 
Society  for  Charter  purposes. 

May  I,  1865.  Dr.  Wetherbee  reported  on  Charter  by  producing 
and  reading  document.  The  name  Association  was  changed  to 
Society. 


21 


SECOND  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Boston,  May  i8,  1865. 
The  following  of&cers  were  elected,  viz: 
N.  C.  Keep,  President 
E.  G.  Leach,  Vice-President 
T.  H.  Chandler,  Recording  Secretary 
Enoch  C.  Rolfe,  Corresponding  Secretary 
Samuel  J.  McDougall,  Treasurer 
Edward  N.  Harris,  Librarian 

Executive  Committee. 
Ambrose  Lawrence 
.     John  T.  Codman 
H.  F.  Bishop 
Thomas  B.  Hitchcock 
Samuel  F.  Ham 

Dr.  N.  C.  Keep  was  chosen  to  deliver  the  annual  address. 

The  following  named  delegates  were  chosen  to  represent  the  Society 
at  the  meeting  of  the  American  Dental  Association  at  Chicago,  viz: 
Drs.  Wetherbee,  Lawrence,  Keep,  Leach,  Bishop,  Harris,  Gerry, 
Shepard,  Rolfe,  Hitchcock,  Salmon  and  B.  S.  Codman. 

The  following  resolutions  were  presented  by  Dr.  WetherBee,  viz: 

"The  following  Preamble  and  Resolutions  offered,  being  substan- 
tially the  same  as  have  been  already  adopted  by  the  American  Dental 
Convention,  and  American  Dental  Association,  at  this  last  meeting, 
viz: 

Whereas,  In  the  opinion  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society 
not  less  than  two  years  pupilage  in  the  office  of  a  competent  dentist 
and  attendance  upon  two  full  courses  of  lectures  in  Dental  College 
will  qualify  an  individual  to  practice  dentistry  properly,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  practitioners  of  dentistry  be  requested  not  to  receive 
into  their  ofl&ces  students  for  a  less  term  than  two  years,  and  under 
no  consideration,  unless  they  agree  to  attend  lectures  in  and  be 
graduated  from  a  dental  college  before  entering  upon  the  practice  of 
the  profession. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  duty  as  well  as  the  interest  of  the  people 
to  require  of  all  who  hereafter  enter  upon  the  practice  of  dentistry, 
that  they  shall  have  received  in  course  a  diploma  of  graduation  from 
a  Dental  College  as  the  first  requisite  for  public  confidence  and  pat- 
ronage. 

Resolved,    That  these  resolutions  be  pubKshed. 

October  2,  1865.  On  motion  of  Dr.  Shepard  after  reading  an 
article  in  the  newspaper  concerning  the  Webber-Twitchell  case  in 
the  Mechanics  Exhibition,  it  was 

Voted,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  draw  up  and 
present  to  the  Examining  Committee  of  that  Exhibition,  a  remon- 
strance against  awarding  premiums  on  Exhibitions  pf  Artificial  Teeth. 
Committee  appointed:  Drs.  Shepard,  Lawrence  and  Rolfe. 


November  6,  1865.     On  motion  of  Dr.  Wetherbee  it  was 

Voted,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  take  under 
advisement  the  subject  of  the  establishment  of  a  chair  of  dentistry 
in  the  Massachusetts  Medical  College,  in  accordance  with  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  President  in  his  annual  address,  and  to  take  such 
action  as  the  matter  demands.  By  nomination  at  large  the  committee 
appointed  were  Drs.  Keep,  Wetherbee  and  Chandler. 

March  6,  1866.  The  committee  of  which  Dr.  Keep  is  chairman, 
reported  on  the  subject  of  Professorships  of  Dentistry  in  Harvard 
Medical  School  and  reported  recommending  the  appointment  of  a 
committee  to  confer  with  the  authorities  of  that  college. 

Committee  appointed  (on  motion  of  Dr.  Rolfe)  Drs.  Keep,  Rolfe 
and  Shepard. 

May  7,  1866.  Resolved,  That  in  view  of  the  distinguished  services 
rendered  this  Society  by  Dr.  McQuillen  of  Philadelphia,  we  give  him 
the  Society's  diploma. 


THIRD  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Boston,  May  24,  1866. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz: 
President,  N.  C.  Keep,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Vice-President,  E.  G.  Leach,  Boston. 
Recording  Secretary,  L.  D.  Shepard,  D.D.S.,  Boston. 
Corresponding  Secretary,  E.  C.  Rolfe,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Treasurer,  S.  J.  McDougall,  M.D.,  Boston. 
Librarian,  E.  N.  Harris,  D.D.S.,  Boston. 

Executive  Committee 
I.  J.  Wetherbee,  D.D.S.,  Boston 
J.  T.  Codman,  Boston 
George  T.  Moffatt,  M.D.,  Boston. 
E.  Blake,  Boston 
H.  F.  Bishop,  M.D.S.,  Worcester. 
Annual  address  by  I.  J.  Wetherbee. 

Delegates  chosen  to  represent  the  Society  at  the  American  Dental 
Association  are  Drs.  Keep,  Chandler,  T.  B.  Hitchcock,  Mofifatt, 
E.  G.  Leach,  O.  F.  Harris,  E.  C.  Rolfe,  A.  A.  Cooke,  E.  N.  Harris, 
W.  L.  Bowdoin,  S.  J.  McDougall  and  J.  M.  Daly. 

Two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  was  raised  on  the  spot  to  entertain 
the  American  Dental  Association. 

October  22,  1866.  A  special  meeting  was  called  by  Drs.  Chandler, 
I.  A.  Salmon,  T.  B.  Hitchcock,  S.J.  McDougall  and  John  T.  Codman 
for  the  puqxjse  of  considering  buying  a  building  for  Society  purposes. 
A  committee  of  five  was  appointed  with  full  powers,  viz:  N.  C.  Keep, 
Wetherbee,  McDougall,  Hitchcock,  and  Chandler. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Chandler,  voted  that  the  officers  be  directed  to 
memorialize  the  Legislature  for  authority  to  hold  property  to  the 
amount  of  $50,000. 

23 


November  5,  1866.  Report  made  that  $1160.30  was  raised  to 
entertain  the  American  Dental  Association  and  that  $1062.50  was 
spent,  leaving  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $97.80 

Dr.  McDougall  introduced  his  new  gold  foil  and  offered  to  give 
the  Society,  for  the  building  fund,  the  profits  in  all  sales  of  foil  till 
next  April.     Voted  to  accept. 

January  7,  1867.     Voted  to  publish  a  New  England  Dental  Journal. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  A.  Lawrence 

Voted,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  appear  before 
the  legislature  and  oppose  granting  a  charter  to  the  Rubber  Company. 
Committee  is  composed  of  A.  Lawrence,  Shepard,  E.  G.  Leach, 
N.  C.  Keep  and  E.  N.  Harris. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Moffatt,  the  same  committee  was  authorized  to 
memoralize  Congress  against  the  re-issue  of  the  Goodyear  patent. 

Voted  to  subscribe  for  English  Dental  Journal  for  Society's  use, 
on  motion  of  T.  B.  Hitchcock. 

April,  1867.  Dr.  Keep  reported  that  the  Committee  on  Colleges 
had  attended  to  its  duties,  held  several  meetings  with  the  Committee 
of  the  Medical  Faculty,  consisting  of  Drs.  Bowditch,  Bigelow  and 
Ellis,  that  a  plan  had  been  agreed  upon  which  was  satisfactory  to 
each  committee,  and  had  already  been  unanimously  adopted  by  the 
Medical  Faculty.    Dr.  Shepard  gave  a  statement  of  the  plan  adopted. 

Dr.  E.  G.  Leach  could  not  give  his  approval  to  that  clause  which 
required  that  all  professors  should  be  regular  graduates  in  medicine. 

Accepted  as  a  report  of  progress. 

The  progress  on  new  magazine  was  reported. 

May  5,  1867.  A  report  was  made  of  Committee  on  Editors. 
Dr.  Chandler  being  recommended  and  was  elected  for  the  new  maga- 
zine. 


FOURTH  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Boston,  May  23,  1867. 
Progress  was  reported  on  magazine.      Plan  was  adopted  by  the 
Connecticut    Valley    Association,    the    Connecticut    State    Dental 
Association,  the  Maine  State  Dental  Society,  the  Merrimack  Valley 
Dental  Association  and  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society. 
The  following  officers  were  chosen  for  the  coming  year: 
President,  E.  G.  Leach 
1st.  Vice-President,  H.  F.  Bishop 
2nd.  Vice-President,  E.  N.  Harris 
Recording  Secretary,  J.  T.  Codman 
Corresponding  Secretary,  E.  C.  Rolfe 
Treasurer,  S.  J.  McDougall 

Librarian,  (I.  A.  Salmon  declined)  George  T.  Moffatt 
(elected  June,  1867) 

24 


Executive  Committee 

T.  H.  Chandler 
T.  B.  Hitchcock 
g.  t.  moffatt 
Edward  Blake 
L.  D.  Shepard 

Annual  address,  H.  F.  Bishop,  "The  History  of  Dentistry,"  to 
appear  in  the  new  magazine." 

Voted,  That  Dr.  Chandler  prepare  a  paper  for  publication  in  the 
new  magazine  on  the  "Early  History  and  Formation  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society." 

Voted,  That  the  magazine  be  published  by  July  if  possible. 

October  8,  1867.  On  motion  of  Dr.  Hitchcock,  voted  to  purchase 
a  microscope  and  Si 75  was  appropriated  for  same. 

November  12,  1867.  Microscope  reported  purchased  at  a  cost  of 
$142.40 

The  Dental  School  report  was  that  Harvard  College  would  add 
three  Professorships,  one  of  Dental  Pathology  and  Therapeutics, 
one  of  Operative  Dentistry,  and  one  of  Mechanical  Dentistry  to  their 
Professorships  of  Anatomy,  Physiology,  Surgery,  and  Chemistry, 
making  the  dental  school. 

December  10, 1867.  Report  made  that  a  cabinet  had  been  purchased 
for  museum  specimens. 

January  14,  1867.  Report  made  that  cabinet  for  library  was  ready 
for  contributions. 

February  11,  1868.  Petition  was  presented  by  W.  I.  Thayer  for 
action  by  the  legislature  to  protect  the  public  from  dental  impostors, 
this  was  laid  on  table  till  after  dinner. 

March  10,  1868.  Report  made  of  the  death  of  the  first  member, 
Roswell  Cutter,  M.  D. 

May  12,  1868.     P.  R.  Ridgway  was  elected  an  active  member. 


FIFTH  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Boston,  May  21,  1868. 
The  following  officers  were  elected,  viz: 
President,  E.  G.  Leach 
First  Vice-President,  T.  H.  Chandler 
Second  Vice-President,  George  L.  Cooke 
Recording  Secretary,  D.  G.  Harrington 
Corresponding  Secretary,  L.  D.  Shepard 
Treasurer,  J.  T.  Codman 
Librarian,  G.  T.  Moffatt 
Microscopist,  T.  B.  Hitchcock 


25 


Executive  Committee. 
I.  A.  Salmon 
O.  F.  Harris 
T.  B.  Hitchcock 
James  Shepherd 
Edmund  Blake 

Orator,  T.  H.  Chandler,  Subject,  "Dental  Education." 

Drs.  Davis  of  New  Bedford  and  A.  Lawrence  of  Lowell  resigned 
from  the  Society. 

The  following  resolution  was  introduced  by  Dr.  L.  D.  Shepard 
and  adopted. 

Resolved,  by  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  at  its  business 
meeting  May  21,  That  we  congratulate  the  profession  of  New  England 
upon  the  establishment  of  a  Dental  College  in  Boston  in  connection 
with  Harvard  Medical  College,  and  that  we  pledge  to  this  College 
our  earnest  and  undivided  support. 

Resolved,  That  we  deprecate  the  effort  to  establish  a  second  college 
in  Boston,  at  the  present  time. 


26 


FOUNDERS 


27 


SAMUEL  J—  McDOUGALL,  M.D. 

Samuel  J.  McDougall,  whose  grandparents  were  Peter  and  Clairissa 
(McTavish)  McDougall  of  Perth,  Scotland,  was  the  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Gilson)  McDougall,  and  born  in  Albany,  New  York, 
June  29,  1830. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city.  As  he  grew  to  manhood  he  taught  school  for  several  years 
in  the  city  of  his  birth.  Later  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  James  H.  Ormsby,  and  afterward  he  entered  and  graduated 
from  the  Albany  Medical  School  in  1857. 

For  a  time  he  was  resident  physician  at  the  Albany  Hospital. 

Having  obtained  a  sound  preliminary  education  and  also  in  medicine 
and  being  well  equipped  in  the  practice  of  the  latter  profession  by 
reason  of  his  hospital  experience,  he  shortly  afterward  was  attracted 
to  dentistry  and  took  up  this  study  in  Boston  about  the  year 
i860;  eventually  acquiring  the  practice  of  Dr.  Kendall,  a  dental 
practitioner  of  that  city. 

He  was  for  a  time  located  in  the  practice  of  dentistry  on  Hanover 
Street,  Boston,  thence  removing  to  18  Boylston  Street,  on  the  sight 
where  stands  the  present  Young  Men's  Christian  Union  Building. 
Dr.  McDougall  not  only  bought  the  practice  but  the  house  of  Dr. 
Kendall  on  the  same  location,  and  later  sold  the  same  to  the  Y.  M.  C. 
Union  and  removed  to  Tremont  Street,  and  afterwards  to  Boylston 
Street  nearly  opposite  the  Public  Garden. 

Dr.  McDougall  retired  from   practice  about  the  year   1900  and 

29 


spent  most  of  his  time  during  the  following  seven  or  eight  years  in 
travel,  residing  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  with  a  daughter 
(Mrs.  Arthur  G.  Brigham)  a  portion  of  the  time,  and  at  other  times 
with  another  daughter,  Mrs.  Clara  M.  Lawrence,  of  Jamaica  Plain, 
Massachusetts. 

Dr.  McDougall  was  married  on  May  2,  i860,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Miller  of  Albany,  N.  Y.  Three  daughters  survived  him,  Mrs.  Wil- 
mot  S.  Haskell,  of  Boston,  and  the  two  previously  mentioned. 

Dr.  McDougall  was  the  original  founder  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  having  enlisted  several  others  in  the  cause,  and  was 
active  for  many  years  in  its  service,  being  the  fifth  person  to  sign 
the  Constitution  and  By-Laws.  He  was  the  Thirteenth  President, 
having  been  elected  December  14,  1876,  and  on  June  5,  1895,  he 
was  made  an  Honorary  member. 

It  was  in  February,  1864,  that  Drs.  McDougall  and  D.  G.  Harrington 
accidently  met  in  the  S.  S.  White  depot,  and  while  conversing  on  the 
subject  of  the  want  of  union  and  brotherly  feeling  among  dentists, 
one  of  them  asked,  ''Will  you  be  one  of  six  to  form  a  dental  society?" 
The  other,  after  assenting,  called  on  Drs.  Chandler,  Ham,  Harriman, 
M.  W.  Pray,  E.  N.  Harris,  and  others  to  the  number  of  twelve, 
and  thus  Drs.  McDougall  and  Harrington  were  the  original  founders 
of  the  Society.     Dr.  McDougall  being  the  first  to  broach  the  subject. 

Dr.  McDougall  was  a  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society; 
the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  and  the  Albany  (N.  Y. )  Medical 
Society. 

He  held  the  chair  of  Professor  of  Dental  Art  and  Mechanism  in 
1868  and  1869  in  the  Boston  Dental  College,  and  at  another  time 
(1874-1875)  was  Professor  of  Pathology  and  Dental  Therapeutics 
in  the  same  institution. 

Dr.  McDougall  was  well  known  in  medical  circles  throughout 
New  England.  He  died  at  the  home  of  one  of  his  daughters  in 
Jamaica  Plain,  Massachusetts,  February  8,  1907,  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him,  a  genial,  whole-souled  gentleman,  and  whose  con- 
fidence the  writer  enjoyed  for  many  years. 


30 


DANIEL  GROUT  HARRINGTON,  D.M.D. 

Daniel  Grout  Harrington,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son 
of  EH  and  Betsey  (Grout)  Harrington,  and  born  in  Westboro,  Massa- 
chusetts, May  19,  1832. 

Young  Harrington's  early  education  was  received  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  later  at  the  Kimball  Union  Academy 
of  Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1855. 
A  few  years  later  he  settled  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  dentistry. 

He  entered  the  Harvard  Dental  School  in  November,  1869,  and  was 
graduated  in  1870  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Harrington  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni 
Association  till  1891,  and  its  President  from  1875  to  1876. 

He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
in  conjunction  with  Dr.  Samuel  J.  McDougall,  who  was  the  originator, 
and  was  seventh  in  signing  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  and  became 
Recording  Secretary  for  a  number  of  years,  and  Vice-President  in 
1875,  and  in  1895  ^'^s  elected  an  Honorary  member.  He  was  also 
one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Boston  Dental  Improvement 
Society. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  previous 
to  1887. 

Dr.  Harrington  married  Miss  Caroline  Payson,  of  Holliston,  Mass., 
in  1858,  who  survived  him.  He  died  in  Newton,  Mass.,  June  13,  1899, 
of  Addison's  disease.  Dr.  Harrington  was  a  member  of  the  Eliot 
Congregational  Church  of  Newton,  in  which  he  took  a  lively  interest 
and  in  its  Sunday  School  work. 

31 


THOMAS  HENDERSON  CHANDLER,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  D.M.D. 

Thomas  Henderson  Chandler,  son  of  Alexander  S.  and  Alice 
(Henderson)  Chandler,  married  September  20,  1823,  in  Boston  by 
Rev.  Thomas  Baldwin,  was  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  five  brothers.. 
Born  in  the  old  Chandler  homestead,  Vernon  Place,  at  the  North 
End,  Boston,  Massachusetts,  July  4,  1824,  he  brought  himself  by 
hard  and  untiring  work  to  a  prominent  position  among  the  literary 
and  professional  men  of  that  city. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  old  Eliot  School,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class,  with  the  Franklin 
Medal.  He  next  entered  the  Boston  Latin  School,  under  Master 
Dixwell,  graduating  four  years  later  as  Franklin  Medalist  and  class 
leader. 

Harvard's  doors  now  stood  open  to  him  and  he  entered,  after  pass- 
ing the  admission  examination  with  honors.  His  college  career  was  as 
successful  as  had  been  his  previous  scholastic  efforts,  and  he  obtained 
several  prizes  for  excellence  in  his  studies,  and  graduated  as  a  Phi 
Beta  Kappa  man  and  president  of  the  Hasty  Pudding  Club.  Having 
decided  to  follow  the  profession  of  law,  he  entered  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1853. 

His  eyes  now  commencing  to  trouble  him,  he  applied  for  the  post 
of  usher  in  the  Boston  Latin  School,  and  obtained  it  through  his 
high  scholarship  and  testimonials  to  his  capabiUties  given  him  by 
Edward  Everett,  president  of  Harvard  College.  In  1858  he  began 
the  study  of  dentistry,  a  science  then  almost  in  its  infancy,  and  some 

32 


years  later  studied  medicine,  retaining,  however,  dentistry  as  his 
specialty. 

On  the  organization  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School  in  1869,  he  was 
offered  the  post  of  Adjunct  Professor  of  Mechanical  Dentistry,  and, 
on  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Nathan  Cooley  Keep  in  1872,  he  was 
appointed  professor  with  the  degree  D.M.D.,  honoris  causa. 

The  death  of  Dr.  Thomas  B.  Hitchcock  in  1874  left  the  school 
without  a  dean,  and  Dr.  Chandler  was  unanimously  elected  to  fill 
the  vacancy.  During  the  twenty-one  years  he  held  this  post,  never 
until  the  few  months  preceding  his  death  did  he  fail  in  attending  a 
single  meeting  of  the  faculty  or  miss  fulfilling  a  single  duty  connected 
\n\h  the  office. 

The  students  all  liked  him,  and  his  associates  all  respected  him  for 
he  was  a  man  of  the  most  unobtrusive  and  retiring  disposition,  which 
was  often  carried  to  the  pitch  of  diffidence. 

His  hterary  work  consisted  chiefly  of  papers  for  the  different 
medical  and  dental  journals;  an  exhaustive  article  on  "Thumb  Suck- 
ing in  Childhood  and  its  Results,"  was  translated  into  several  Euro- 
pean languages,  and  obtained  a  European  reputation  for  its  author. 

Translations  of  two  works  on  dental  caries  by  Leber  and  Rotten- 
stein,  and  the  other  from  the  French  of  Magitot,  were  the  chief 
events  of  his  literary  career.  In  this  epoch  of  push  and  hurry  it  can 
be  said  of  few  persons  that  their  work  was  done  slowly,  thoroughly, 
and  to  last.  Dr.  Chandler's  ambition  was  not  to  be  a  shining  light, 
but  to  use  his  best  judgment,  his  utmost  skill,  and  the  greatest  care 
in  every  task,  however  trivial,  that  he  undertook.  He  was  a  good 
husband,  a  kind  father,  a  true  citizen,  and  an  honest  man. 

Dr.  Chandler  died  on  August  27,  1895,  at  his  home,  72  St.  Stephens 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Dr.  Chandler  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society  in  1864,  having  signed  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  as  the 
twelfth  member.  In  1864-1865  he  was  its  Secretary,  and  President 
in  1869-1870,  and  afterwards,  in  1877,  its  Corresponding  Secretary. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association 
and  its  President  in  1879- 1880.  A  member  also  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science  and  its  President  in  1881-1882  and  an 
Honorary  Fellow  of  the  same  in  1893. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  on  and 
previous  to  1887. 

The  confidence  and  assistance  rendered  the  writer  by  this  scholarly, 
genial  and  kindly  gentleman  was  much  appreciated  during  his  early 
dental  career. 

"He  was  a  man,  take  him  for  all  in 
all. 
I  shall  not  look  upon  his  like  again." 


33 


SAMUEL  FRANKLIN  HAM,  D.M.D. 

Samuel  Franklin  Ham  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Caroline  (Odi- 
orne)  Ham,  and  born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hamsphire,  June  i8,  1833. 

His  early  education  being  obtained  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  he  then 
entered  the  Harvard  Dental  School  in  1869  and  graduated  in  1870 
with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Ham  was  appointed  Demonstrator  of  Mechanical  Dentistry 
in  the  Dental  Department  of  Harvard  University  in  1869,  which 
position  he  held  until  1873. 

In  1879  he  received  the  appointment  of  Instructor  in  Operative 
Dentistry  in  the  same  institution,  which  he  relinquished  in  1880. 

Dr.  Ham  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association 
from  1872  to  1891,  Vice-President  in  1873  and  elected  to  the  Presi- 
dency in  1874.  He  was  an  Active  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Dental  Science  of  Boston  in  1888,  resigning  in  1891;  he  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the  United  States, 
and  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  March 
4,  1864,  being  the  thirteenth  member  to  sign  the  Constitution  and 
By-Laws,  although  one  of  the  twelve  founders  of  the  Society. 

Dr.  Ham  was  married  to  Julia  A.  Odiorne  on  April  5,  1858.  Several 
years  ago  he  retired  from  the  practice  of  dentistry  and  removed  to 
Los  Angeles,  California,  where  he  entered  the  business  of  light 
hardware,  in  which  line  he  continued  until  191 1,  when  he  perma- 
nently retired  from  business  for  a  well-earned  rest  from  a  long  and 
busy  life  in  a  land 

"Where  a  leaf  never  dies, 
in  the  still  blooming  bosom, 
and  the  bee  bangs  itself 
on  through  a  whole  year 
of  flowers." 

34 


GEORGE  BLODGETT  HARRIMAN,  D.D.S. 

George  Blodgett  Harriman,  the  son  of  Arthur  L.  and  Mary  G. 
Harriman,  was  born  in  Groton,  New  Hampshire,  March  i8,  1837. 

Young  Harriman's  early  education  was  obtained  at  the  New 
Hampton  Institute,  after  which  became  to  Boston  in  1857,  and  studied 
dentistry  under  John  Clough,  M.D.,  and  began  the  practice  of  same 
in  the  following  year 

He  entered,  in  1868,  the  Boston  Dental  College,  and  graduated 
in  1870,  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  The  next  year  after  graduation, 
he  was  elected  Dean  of  the  College,  serving  two  years;  later  he  was 
chosen  trustee,  and  remained  a  member  of  the  board  until  after  the 
school  was  transferred  to  the  Tufts  College  Corporation. 

As  a  student  at  the  college  he  became  deeply  interested  in  micro- 
scopy under  Professor  King  Brown,  and  for  several  years  was  an 
enthusiastic  student  of  that  science,  conducting  certain  important 
investigations.  For  a  time  he  was  Professor  of  Histology  and  Micro- 
scopy in  the  college. 

By  the  help  of  a  simple  process  of  dissecting  teeth,  invented  by 
himself,  he  made  a  very  important  discovery  in  1869.  For  many 
years  Dr.  Harriman  was  called  as  an  expert  on  the  blood  for  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire,  Maine  and  Ver- 
mont. 

Dr.  Harriman  was  one  of  eight  graduates  who  met  in  one  of  the 
lecture  rooms  of  the  old  college,  at  5  Hamilton  Place,  on  March 

35 


4,  1872,  and  organized  the  Boston  Dental  College  Alumni  Association, 
now  known  as  the  Boston  and  Tufts  Dental  Alumni  Association. 

He  was  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  during  the  first 
two  years  of  its  existence,  was  President  in  1897,  and  again  Chairman 
of  the  Executive  Committee  in  1898,  and  an  Active  member  until 
his  death. 

He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
and  was  the  eighth  signer  of  its  first  Constitution  and  By-Laws  on 
March  4,  1864. 

For  a  long  time  he  suffered  from  asthma  and  had  gradually  with- 
drawn, in  part,  from  active  practice. 

In  March,  1905,  he  closed  his  office  in  Park  Street,  Boston,  and  took 
a  trip  to  California,  returning  early  in  May. 

It  had  been  his  custom  for  several  years  to  visit  Moo'sehead  Lake 
region  in  Maine,  on  the  opening  of  the  fishing  season  in  the  spring; 
and  though  urged  by  friends  not  to  do  so  this  year,  he  left  Boston  on 
May  13  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Harriman,  reaching  Roach  River  House, 
Moosehead  Lake.  There  pneumonia  supervened  and  he  died  on  May 
22,  1905. 

As  has  been  beautifully  said,  "The  call  of  the  Wild  led  him  back 
close  to  Nature's  heart,  and  with  his  head  on  her  bosom  he  slept." 

Dr.  Harriman  was  a  prominent  Mason,  a  life  member  of  Boston 
Commandery,  and  an  earnest  supporter  of  the  First  Free  Baptist 
Church  of  Roxbury. 

Though  he  never  aspired  to  salaried  political  office,  he  was  at  one 
time  active  in  Republician  politics,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  State 
Central  Committee. 

He  was  a  man  of  moderate  wealth,  of  sterling  character,  and 
Christian  brotherhood.  A  widow,  his  second  wife,  and  three  sons 
survived  him. 

His  first  wife  was  Mary  E.  Stanley;  by  this  union  there  were  three 
sons,  George  S.,  Edwin  F.,  and  Albert  H. 

He  was  married  on  November  28,  1888,  at  Ellsworth,  Maine,  to 
Miss  Mattie  B.  Means  as  second  wife,  who  siu:vives  him  without 
children. 


36 


MARK  WENTWORTH  PRAY 

Mark  Wentworth  Pray  was  born  in  1827,  at  Lebanon,  Maine,  the 
son  of  James  and  Mary  Pray,  both  natives  of  the  town  of  Lebanon. 

Young  Pray  received  his  early  education  in  the  town  schools; 
later  he  studied  dentistry  in  Great  Falls,  New  Somersworth,  New 
Hampshire,  with  Dr.  Alphonso  Severance  about  the  year  1855,  and 
a  year  later  was  admitted  to  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of 
Severance  and  Pray;  in  the  early  '6o's  he  sold  out  his  practice  there 
and  opened  an  ofl&ce  at  129  Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass.,  also  one  in 
Exeter,  N.  H.,  dividing  his  time  between  them,  making  his  home  in 
Maiden,  Mass. 

In  1870  he  gave  up  his  Exeter  office  and  devoted  his  time  wholly 
to  the  Boston  practice.  In  1874  he  moved  from  129  to  170  Tremont 
Street,  and  in  1894  he  again  moved,  this  time  across  Mason  Street  to 
171  Tremont  Street,  where  he  remained  in  practice  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  at  Beachmont,  Mass.,  July  28,  1899.  A  widow,  two 
daughters  and  one  son,  Dr.  Mark  M.  Pray  —  a  dentist  in  practice 
in  South  Framingham,  and  a  brother,  Dr.  J.  E.  S.  Pray  —  a  dentist 
practicing  in  Exeter,  N.  H.,  survived  him. 

Before  studying  dentistry,  Dr.  Pray  taught  music  in  Boston  for  a 
few  years.  He  was  not  a  graduate  of  any  dental  school,  but  he  built 
up  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  and  until  the  last  few  years  of  his  life 
he  gave  his  whole  attention  to  his  practice,  rarely  taking  a  vacation 
and  then  only  for  a  week  or  less. 


37 


EDWARD  NATHAN  HARRIS,  D.D.S. 

Edward  Nathan  Harris  was  the  son  of  Edward  Nathan  and 

(Robblee)  Harris,  and  said  to  have  been  born  in  Reading,  Mass., 
January  24,  1831,  although  there  is  no  record  on  the  town's  books  for 
such  purposes. 

His  father  was  a  Baptist  minister,  settled  at  Germantown,  Penn- 
sylvania, at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Young  Harris's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools, 
and  later  he  entered  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery  and 
graduated  in  1854  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  Returning,  he  commenced 
practice  in  Calais,  Maine,  in  the  year  of  his  graduation;  afterwards 
removing  to  Boston,  where  he  practiced  for  thirty-two  years  or  until 
his  decease. 

He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
being  the  sixth  signer  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  on  the  fourth 
of  March,  1864. 

Dr.  Harris  was  oneof  the  original  members  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Dental  Science,  of  Boston,  of  which  he  was  Recording  Secretary 
from  1867-187 1  arid  Corresponding  Secretary  from  1878-1879  and  from 
1 889- 1 89  2,  and  had  rendered  great  service  to  the  Academy  since  its 
formation,  for  twenty-five  years. 

Dr.  Harris  was  a  genial,  kind-hearted  gentleman,  devoted  to  his 
profession,  and  a  man  highly  respected  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  for 
his  sterling  qualities.     His  faithful,  conscientious  and  unremitting 

38 


labors  were  deeply  appreciated  and  will  long  be  remembered  by  his 
associates  in  the  Academy. 

His  death  occurred  in  Calais,  Maine,  March  12,  1893,  from  Bright's 
disease.    He  was  survived  by  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

"He  is  not  dead;  I  will  not  say 
That  he  is  dead —  He  is  just  away, 
With  a  cheery  smile  and  wave  of  the  head 
He  wandered  into  an  unknown  land." 


39 


IRA  ALLEN  SALMON,  D.D.S. 

Ira  Allen  Salmon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son  of  Jesse 
and  Mary  Weeks  (Goodno)  Salmon,  and  born  in  Monterey,  Schuyler 
County,  New  York,  February  lo,  1830. 

His  parents  moved  to  Knoxville,  opposite  the  city  of  Corning, 
New  York,  where  he  received  a  good  grammar  and  high  school  edu- 
cation. While  a  youth,  young  Salmon  went  to  New  England,  and 
lived  in  Maine  during  the  first  years  of  his  manhood. 

In  1849  lie  commenced  his  dental  pupilage  with  his  uncle.  Dr.  David 
H.  Goodno,  and  continued  it  later  with  Dr.  Parsons,  of  Portland. 
He  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Boston  during  the 
year  1854,  in  partnership  with  Dr.  Goodno,  and  they  soon  acquired 
an  extensive  operative  and  mechanical  practice,  doing  a  large  busi- 
ness in  mechanical  work  for  the  profession  throughout  New  England. 

In  1856  Dr.  Goodno  went  West,  and  Dr.  Salmon  assumed  the  entire 
practice.  He  soon,  however,  formed  a  partnership  with  Dr.  Samuel 
Franklin  Ham,  who  had  been  his  student,  and  who  took  charge  of 
the  mechanical  department.  After  a  short  partnership  Dr.  Ham 
withdrew,  and  Dr.  Salmon,  finding  an  increasing  practice,  decided 
to  devote  his  exclusive  attention  to  operative  dentistry  as  a  specialty, 
and  was  very  successful  in  dif&cult  cases  of  dental  surgery. 

He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in  "building  down"  with  gold.  Many 
front  teeth,  treated  by  him  in  this  manner,  were  doing  service  more 
than  thirty-five  years  after. 

Dr.  Salmon  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 

40 


Society,  being  Organization  President,  and  the  fourth  member  to 
sign  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  on  March  4,  1864. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  American  Dental  Convention  and  of 
the  American  Dental  Association,  being  Corresponding  Secretary 
of  the  latter  during  the  years  1869,  1870  and  187 1. 

He  was  a  delegate  to  the  dental  section  of  the  Ninth  International 
Medical  Congress,  which  was  held  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1887. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  on  and 
pre\'ious  to  1887.  Also  a  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Associa- 
tion of  the  United  States. 

He  was,  in  1866,  elected  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Maine  Dental 
Society,  and  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society  in  1892. 

Dr.  Salmon,  in  1867,  received  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  from  the  Penn- 
sylvania College  of  Dental  Surgery. 

On  the  organization  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  Dr.  Salmon  was 
appointed  University  Lecturer  in  Operative  Dentistry,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  for  nine  years,  from  1868  to  1877. 

In  his  practice  he  excelled  in  the  line  of  regulating  or,  as  called 
to-day.  Orthodontia,  and  this  was  the  principal  part  of  his  work. 

In  the  line  of  scientific  research  and  invention  Dr.  Salmon's  name 
became  well  known,  for  he  was  the  inventor  of  the  Salmon  Auto- 
matic Mallet  and  the  Salmon  Operating  Chair;  of  the  Salmon  System 
of  hot  water  and  steam  heating  for  buildings,  steam  cars,  and  street 
cars,  and  also  of  an  improvement  in  autoharp  mechanism. 

He  also  invented  a  simple  device  called  the  aircostic  telephone, 
being  the  first  to  turn  a  corner  without  use  of  a  battery,  where  here- 
tofore voice  sound  could  not  be  transmitted  except  by  straight  wire, 
Ha\dng  secured  a  patent  on  same,  he  sold  it  to  Bell.  It  consisted  of 
an  ordinary  wire  attached  to  diaphragm  with  a  receiver. 

He  made  connection  from  the  house  of  a  Mrs.  Pope  in  Dorchester 
or  Mt.  Pleasant,  where  he  had  resided,  to  the  Methodist  Chapel  on 
Howard  Avenue,  where  the  audience  in  the  chapel  could  distinctly 
hear  the  concert  given  in  the  home  of  Mrs.  Pope. 

At  the  age  of  21  Dr.  Salmon  was  married  at  Vassalboro,  Maine,  to 
Maria  W.  Chaffee,  daughter  of  a  retired  Boston  builder,  and  she  and 
two  sons  survived  him. 

His  domestic  life  was  ideal,  of  love,  and  devotion.  He  was  an  ardent 
Methodist,  and  worked  and  wrote  wdth  fervor  and  an  intelligent 
insight  for  the  promotion  of  a  high  Christian  faith  during  more  than 
forty  years  of  his  life,  which  ended  at  Dorchester,  Mass.,  on  April  10, 
1896,  from  paralysis. 


41 


THOMAS  BARNES  HITCHCOCK,  M.D.,  D.M.D. 

Thomas  Barnes  Hitchcock  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  June  22, 
1839,  being  the  son  of  David  K.  and  Abby  H.  (Barnes)  Hitchcock. 

Young  Hitchcock  received  his  early  education  in  the  pubHc  schools 
of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  was  a  pupil  in  the 
office  of  his  father,  who  was  a  practicing  dentist.  Thence  he  attended 
the  Harvard  Medical  School  and  received  the  degree  of  M.D.,  in  i860, 
and  the  dental  (honorary)  degree  of  D.M.D.,  in  1870. 

Dr.  Hitchcock  was  appointed  Professor  of  Dental  Pathology  and 
Therapeutics  in  Harvard  University  in  1868.  holding  the  chair  till 
1874.  In  1872  he  was  appointed  Dean  of  the  Dental  Faculty,  holding 
the  post  till  1874. 

Dr.  Hitchcock  served  in  the  Civil  War  and  was  commissioned  assis- 
tant surgeon  and  assigned  to  the  Forty-second  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teer Regiment,  November  11,  1862.  Col.  I.  S.  Burrell,  commanding. 
Three  companies  of  this  regiment,  with  most  of  the  field  officers, 
including  Dr.  Cummings,  the  surgeon,  were  taken  prisoners  at  Gal- 
veston. Dr.  Hitchcock  was  left  with  the  rest  of  the  regiment  in  and 
about  New  Orleans  to  discharge  the  arduous  duties  of  surgeon  in 
field  and  hospital. 

They  were  so  severe  that  he  was  attacked  by  fever.  He  was 
afterwards  appointed  on  the  staff  of  General  Nathaniel  P.  Banks, 
Commanding  the  Department  of  the  Gulf,  where  he  served  with  dis- 
tinction during  the  remainder  of  his  term  of  service,  receiving  honorable 
mention  from  the  Commanding  General. 

42 


Dr.  Hitchcock  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
ha\T[ng  joined  March  4,  1864,  his  signature  to  the  Constitution  and 
By-Laws  being  the  fifteenth;  also  a  member  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Dental  Science  of  Boston,  American  Dental  Association,  New 
York  Odontological  Society,  Boston  Society  of  Dental  Improvement, 
and  an  honorary  member  of  the  Maine  Dental  Society,  being  elected 
in  1870. 

Dr.  Hitchcock  was  the  life  and  soul  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School, 
and,  as  has  been  said,  he  wore  out  his  life  in  its  cause.  The  Monthly 
Review  of  Dental  Surgery,  published  in  Great  Britain  in  1875,  thus 
states; —  "He  was  best  known  in  this  country  (England)  as  editor 
and  annotator  of  Wedl's  Dental  Pathology  and  as  author  of  Reports  on 
Dental  Histology." 

Threatened  a  few  years  previously  with  phthisis,  he  was  unable 
to  relax  his  labors  in  science,  in  practice,  and  at  the  school;  and  there- 
fore succumbed  to  an  attack  of  cerebro-spinal-meningitis,  adding 
one  more  to  the  roll  of  victims  from  overwork. 

An  enthusiast  in  all  he  undertook,  he  won  for  himself  the  highest 
esteem  of  the  medical  profession  in  Boston.  Honest  of  purpose, 
fearless  of  speech,  and  kindly  of  heart,  he  won  the  admiration  of 
those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 

Dr.  Hitchcock's  death  occurred  in  Newton,  Mass.,  June  24,  1874. 


43 


ENOCH  CARTER  ROLFE,  M.D. 

Enoch  Carter  Rolfe,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  eldest 
child  of  John  and  Betsey  (Abbott)  Rolfe,  and  born  in  Rumford, 
Maine,  April  i6,  1812.  He  studied  medicine  with  the  late  Dr. 
Simeon  Fuller  of  Rumford,  and  graduated  from  the  Maine  Medical 
School  in  the  class  of  1838. 

On  May  16,  1839,  ^^  married  Emeline,  the  daughter  of  James 
Small,  Esq.,  of  Rumford,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine 
at  Farmington  Falls,  Maine,  the  same  year.  He  remained  there  until 
1849,  when  he  removed  his  family  to  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  con- 
tinued the  practice  of  medicine.  He  left  a  fine  practice  at  Farming- 
ton,  and  went  to  Boston  that  his  children  might  have  the  advantages 
of  Boston  schools.  Dr.  Rolfe  at  once  became  greatly  interested  in 
the  Boston  schools,  and  was  a  member  of  the  school  board  for  twenty- 
five  consecutive  years. 

He  was  also  Professor  of  Physiology  and  Hygiene  in  Tufts  College 
in  1 854- 1 85 5,  and  a  member  of  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts 
in  1857-1858. 

He  was  selected  chairman  of  the  committee  for  re-districting  the 
state,  a  very  important  committee. 

Dr.  Rolfe  was  admitted  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society  in  1852.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  charter  members 
of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  having  signed  the  Constitution 

44 


and  By-Laws  on  March  4,  1864,.  as  the  first  signer,  and  for  many  years 
remained  a  member. 

In  1859,  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  Dr.  James  M.  Daly  of 
Boston,  under  the  firm  name  of  Daly  and  Rolfe,  and  established 
themselves  at  20  Hollis  Street,  for  the  practice  of  dentistry,  which 
continued  to  his  death  in  1875.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Shawmut  Avenue  Universalist  Church,  and  his  residence  at  the 
time  of  his  demise  was  at  Watertown,  Mass. 

Dr.  Rolfe  died  in  Boston  on  March  27,  1875.  Of  his  three  children, 
all  born  in  Farmington,  George,  the  eldest,  died  when  a  young  man; 
Henr)^  graduated  at  Harv^ard  College,  and  is  now  living  in  Virginia 
City,  Nevada;  while  his  twin  sister,  Emma,  is  the  wife  of  George  P. 
Eustis,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 


45 


ISAAC  JOSIAH  WETHERBEE,  D.D.S. 

Isaac  Josiah  Wetherbee  was  the  son  of  Rev.  Josiah  and  Abigail 
(Jones)  Wetherbee,  born  in  South  Reading,  Vermont,  March  9,  18 17. 

His  father  was  a  leading  clergyman  in  the  Free  Baptist  denomina- 
tion, and  served  with  distinction  in  the  War  of  181 2. 

Dr.  Wetherbee's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  country 
schools  of  his  neighborhood,  and  he  early  evinced  a  marked  genius 
for  mechanical  pursuits. 

Arriving  at  manhood,  he  studied  for  the  ministry  under  his  father, 
and  was  ordained  at  North  Hampton,  N.  H.,  June  2,  1841,  and  at 
once  began  preaching.  He  held  pastorates  at  Kittery,  Maine;  and 
afterward  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  where  he  resided  in  1845. 

In  1846,  by  reason  of  ill-health,  he  was  obliged  to  relinquish  his 
profession  as  minister,  and  he  then  turned  his  attention  seriously 
to  dentistry,  which  he  had  for  some  years  studied  and  practiced 
among  his  friends  in  a  private  way.  He  further  pursued  his  studies 
with  the  limited  text-books  then  extant,  and  in  1850,  received  from 
the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  the  honorary  degree  of 
D.D.S. ,  in  February  of  that  year.  Establishing  himself  in  Boston, 
he  early  became  prominent  in  his  profession. 

In  1865  the  Boston  Dental  Institute  was  organized  with  seventy 
members,  and  he  was  elected  president.  The  Society  held  meetings 
monthly  at  which  lectures  were  given  on  dental  science  and  allied 
subjects,  until  it  was  superseded  by  a  charter  for  the  Boston  Dental 
College  on  June  3,  1868.     Upon  the  formal  organization  of  which 

46 


institution  in  July  following,  he  was  made  president,  a  position  which 
he  held  (with  the  exception  of  four  years,  from  1869  to  1874  inclusive), 
until  1899,  when  the  Boston  Dental  College  was  merged  in  the  Tufts 
College  Dental  School.  In  addition  to  his  presidency,  he  occupied 
for  the  first  fifteen  years  the  chair  of  dental  science  and  operative 
dentistry,  emeritus.  He  was  also  a  trustee  of  the  Boston  Dental 
College  from  its  organization  in  1868  till  its  corporate  existence  ended. 

Dr.  Wetherbee  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  charter  members 
of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  being  the  second  member  to 
sign  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  on  March  4,  1864,  and  became  an 
honorary  member  June  5,  1889.  He  was  also  honorary  member  of 
the  Vermont  Dental  Society,  and  at  one  time  president  of  the  American 
Dental  Association. 

Dr.  Wetherbee  was  twice  married.  Some  years  after  the  death  of 
his  first  wife,  he  married,  on  February  i,  1872,  Miss  Almira  Woods, 
of  ArHngton,  Mass.,  who,  with  a  daughter  and  son,  survived  him. 

His  son,  Irving  J.  Wetherbee,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  dentistry, 
died  in  Groton,  Mass.,  October  26,  1909,  aged  35  years'. 

Dr.  Wetherbee  died,  from  heart-failure,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  June  24, 
1902.  A  few  weeks  previously,  he  was  present  at  the  thirty-eighth 
annual  meeing  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  in  apparent  good 
health,  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  discussion  of  the  various  papers 
presented. 


47 


DAVID  GARDINER  WILLIAMS,  D.D.S. 

David  Gardiner  Williams  was  the  son  of  David  and  Eunice  (Cran- 
dall)  Williams,  and  born  in  Royalton,  Vermont,  November  17,  18 19. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  "little  red  school-house" 
in  Royalton  and  in  Castleton  Academy  in  Vermont. 

His  dental  education  began  with  Dr.  Thomas  B.  Hitchcock,  at 
149  Court  Street,  Boston,  in  1850,  and  in  1859  at  no  Court  Street,  he 
started  for  himself  as  a  practitioner,  then  at  164,  552  and  688  Tremont 
Street,  and  later  at  Stone  Building,  711  Boylston  Street,  and  finally 
in  Hotel  Pelham,  where  he  retired  in  1895. 

His  dental  degree  was  received  from  the  Boston  Dental  College  in 
187 1,  and  that  same  year  he  was  made  a  trustee  of  that  institution. 

On  March  4,  1864,  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  being  the  third  signer  of  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws, 
but  the  records  do  not  disclose  when  his  membership  ceased. 

Dr.  Williams  married  Rachel  Child  in  1842,  and  by  this  union 
had  six  daughters,  and  one  son  by  his  second  wife. 

He  was  a  strong  Republican  in  politics  and  a  strict  Congregationalist 
in  religion. 

Dr.  WilHam's  death  occured  in  Newton  Center,  Mass.,  September 
17,  1911,  at  the  age  of  92  years. 

Dr.  Williams  was  of  striking  personality,  resembling  in  appearance 
Washington  and  ''Mark  Twain,"  and  was  beloved  for  his  old- 
fashioned  courtliness  and  kindness  of  heart. 

He  well  remembered  when  matches  were  invented  and  was  fond 
of  telling  of  his  grandfather,  a  fine  old  gentleman,  who  wore  knee 


breeches,  and  also  how  he  used  to  ha-ve  a  little  pair  of  silver  tongs 
that  he  would  take  a  hot  ember  from  the  great  wood  fire  in  the  old 
kitchen  and  light  his  pipe  by  it.  This  grandfather  came  from  Con- 
necticut and  gave  his  cattle  and  horses  to  aid  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  instead  of  going  back  again  after  being  wounded,  where  he  had 
been  a  soldier. 


49 


EX-PRESIDENTS 


51 


IRA  ALLEN  SALMON,  D.D.S. 

Organization  Chairman,  March  4,  1864,  and  Organization 
President,  March  24  to  May  16,  1864. 

(See  biography  under  Founders,  page  40) 


53 


NATHAN  COOLEY  KEEP,  M.D.,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D. 

First,  second  and  third  President 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Longmeadow,  Mass.,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1800.     He  was  the  son  of  Samuel  Keep  and  Ann  BHss. 

Skill  in  the  use  of  tools,  which  had  been  apparent  from  childhood 
and  which  he  inherited  from  his  father,  seemed  to  have  destined 
him  for  some  mechanical  pursuit;  by  his  own  inclination  he  selected 
the  trade  of  jeweler. 

After  obtaining  a  limited  education  at  the  village  school,  at  the  age 
of  fifteen  he  left  his  home  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  John  Taylor,  a  manufacturing  jeweler. 

He  had  nearly  completed  the  term  of  his  indenture,  when  a  general 
stagnation  in  the  jewelry  business  caused  his  employer  to  dismiss 
his  apprentices,  and  young  Keep,  now  master  of  his  trade,  returned 
to  his  native  village.  With  a  strong  determination  to  seek  his  liveli- 
hood in  a  large  city  and  a  desire  to  study  dentistry,  he  went  to  Boston 
in  182 1,  where  he  combated  with  many  obstacles  before  he  gained 
a  footing  in  his  profession. 

The  practical  training  for  his  professional  work  was  obtained 
from  Dr.  John  Randall,  of  Boston,  who,  as  was  common  in  those 
days,  united  some  practice  of  dentistry  with  the  general  practice  of 
medicine.  Dr.  Keep  could  have  had  no  better  schooling  than  the 
years  of  apprenticeship  in  Newark,  where  he  gained  a  manual  dex- 
terity and  a  practical  experience  in  working  in  metals.  He  was 
obliged,  to  a  great  extent,  to  make  his  own  operating  instruments  and 
to  discover  for  himself  the  best  way  of  performing  many  of  the  deli- 

54 


cate  and  difficult  operations  that  are  continually  presenting  them- 
selves to  the  practitioner. 

Dr.  Keep  early  recognized  the  truth  that  the  highest  eminence  in 
the  specialty  of  dentistry  involved  a  general  acquaintance  with 
medical  science. 

Under  this  conviction,  he  attended  without  interrupting  his  active 
practice,  the  regular  course  of  lectures  at  the  Harvard  Medical 
School,  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in 
1827. 

After  completing  his  medical  course,  he  devoted  his  entire  time  to 
dentistry.  At  that  date  there  were  fewer  sources  of  information  than 
at  present,  but  Dr.  Keep  thought  for  himself  and  ventured  boldly 
into  original  research  and  developed  many  new  methods  and  ideas. 

He  was  one  of  the  first  few  original  manufacturers  of  porcelain 
teeth  in  America  and  carried  the  art  to  a  high  degree  of  perfection  for 
that  day. 

He  spent  many  evenings  in  his  cellar  testing  in  a  baking  furnace 
new  enamels  and  bodies  he  had  compounded.  In  a  competitive 
exposition  he  received  the  first  premium  for  the  excellence  of  his 
imitation  of  natural  teeth  and  was  considered  unequalled  in  all 
that  pertained  to  the  niceties  of  their  manufacture.  His  signal  ability 
in  this  direction  made  him  master  of  his  art;  he  had  the  artist's  eye 
and  the  delicate  touch  so  rare  in  any  profession. 

In  1843  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery  conferred  upon 
him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery  and  Harvard 
University  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Dental  Medicine  in  1870. 

Dr.  Keep  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School, 
having  advocated  the  founding  of  the  chair  of  dentistry  in  connection 
with  the  Harvard  Medical  School,  in  an  address  as  President  of  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society. 

Three  years  later  the  school  was  organized  with  a  force  of  distin- 
guished professors,  with  Dr.  Keep  as  professor  of  Mechanical  Dentistry 
(1867-1871)  and  as  the  first  Dean  of  the  Faculty,  which  he  served  from 
1868  to  1872,  when  he  resigned. 

It  was  through  his  efforts  that  the  Harvard  Dental  School  was  the 
first  to  admit  as  a  student  a  young  colored  man,  the  faculty  deciding 
that  the  Dental  School  of  Harvard  University  would  know  no  dis- 
tinction of  nativity  or  color,  and  among  the  six  who  received  the  first 
dental  doctorate  degree  from  that  institution  was  Robert  Tanner 
Freeman,  the  first  colored  man  to  receive  dental  collegiate  honors. 

The  museum  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School  was  established  by  Dr. 
Keep,  who  at  the  time  urged  it  as  a  depository  of  "rare  and  curious 
specimens,  casts,  models,  records  of  cases  and  other  material,  gathered 
in  private  cabinets  and  liable  in  a  few  years  to  be  scattered  and  lost, 
shall  be  preserved  and  made  accessible  to  all  who  wish  to  study  them 
and  thus  become  a  substantial  contribution  to  public  science,  and  lend 
important  aid  to  the  advancement  of  dentistry."    . 

Dr.  Keep  was  a  charter  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Dental 

55 


Surgeons,  and  one  of  its  first  Executive  Committee.  When  a  move- 
ment was  inaugurated  to  organize  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
Dr.  Keep,  alone  of  the  older  practitioners,  came  in  with  the  younger 
men  and  assisted  them  in  its  organization.  He  was  the  first  member 
elected,  April  6,  1864,  at  the  Society's  fourth  meeting.  He  became  a 
leader  and  the  Society's  first  President  after  organization,  elected 
May  16,  1864,  at  the  first  annual  meeting  and  re-elected  President, 
March  18,  1865,  serving  until  1867.  He  had  contributed  papers  to 
the  Society's  meetings. 

Dr.  Keep  was  the  leading  witness  in  the  celebrated  trial  of  Prof. 
John  W.  Webster  for  the  murder  of  Dr.  Parkman  in  1849,  ^-^d  on 
his  testimony,  and  that  of  Dr.  Lester  Noble,  who  had  been  an  assist- 
ant with  him  at  the  time  that  Dr.  Parkman  had  his  dentures  made, 
the  fate  of  Professor  Webster  was  seen  by  all  to  depend. 

Dr.  Keep  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, and  an  honorary  member  of  the  Maine  Dental  Society,  1870-75. 

Dr.  Keep  married,  April  15,  1830,  Miss  Susan  Prentice  Haskell, 
who  died  in  1868.  To  them  were  born  Susan  Haskell,  who  married- 
Calvin  Gates  Page,  M.D.;  Samuel  Hamilton,  M.D.,  who  had  chosen 
his  father's  profession  and  was  in  active  and  successful  practice  as 
his  partner  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1861;  John  Haskell,  who 
married  Isabella  H.  Dickinson,  and  Ann  Bliss,  who  married 
George  Glover  Crocker. 

Dr.  Keep  came  from  a  religious  family,  several  of  whom  were 
clergymen.  In  early  life  he  united  with  the  Congregational  Church 
in  Newark.  In  Boston  he  was  for  many  years  an  esteemed  member  of 
the  Bowdoin  Street  Church;  afterwards  of  the  Essex  Street  Church 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  connected  with  the  Central 
Congregational   Church. 

Dr.  Keep  was  an  invalid  for  several  years  before  his  death  and 
lived  to  reach  the  age  of  75  years.  He  closed  his  long  and  useful  life 
on  March  11,  1875,  at  Boston,  loved  and  respected  by  both  his  profes- 
sion and  the  public. 


56 


ELBRIDGE  GERRY  LEACH,  D.D.S. 

Fourth  and  Fifth  President 

Elbridge  Gerry  Leach,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son  of 
Lemuel  and  Betsey  (  )  Leach,  and  born  in  Wendall,  Mass., 

March  14,  1814. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  and  many 
years  later  he  entered  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery 
and  graduated  March  i,  1867,  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Leach  became  an  influential  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  in  1864,  soon  after  its  organization  and  was  its  fourth 
and  fifth  President  in  1867  and  1868. 

On  June  5, 1889,  he  was  made  an  Honorary  member,  and  in  1868  Dr. 
Leach  was  appointed  Lecturer  on  Dental  Hygiene  in  the  Harvard 
University  Dental  Department,  serving  till  1870,  two  years.  He 
also  served  as  Clinical  Instructor  in  Operative  Dentistry  during  the 
academic  years  of  1884-85. 

His  death  occurred  at  Locks  Village,  Mass.,  July  29,  1898. 


57 


THOMAS  HENDERSON  CHANDLER,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  D.M.D. 

Sixth  and  Seventh  President 
[See  Biography  under  Founders,  page  32] 


58 


ALBERT  ANDREW  COOKE 

Eighth  President 

Albert  Andrew  Cooke  was  the  son  of  Reuben  and  Sally  Smith 
(Woodward)  Cooke,  and  born  at  Warehouse  Point,  Connecticut, 
September  24,  181 7,  of  the  eighth  generation  in  line  of  descent  from 
Major  Aaron  Cooke,  born  in  1610.  Capt.  Aaron  Cooke,  2d,  eldest 
son  of  above,  was  born  in  1640,  was  an  early  settler  of  Northampton; 
his  second  son,  Lieut.  Westwood  Cooke,  was  born  in  1670,  and  his 
eldest  son,  Ensign  Noah,  born  in  1694,  and  the  latter's  youngest  son, 
was  Lieut.  Noah,  2d,  born  in  1730,  and  his  fifth  son,  Ensign  Timothy, 
was  born  in  1 756.  The  latter  was  twice  married  and  by  his  first  wife  was 
born  Reuben  Cooke;  his  fourth  son,  born  February  6,  1795,-  who  was 
the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Thus  you  will  observe  his  grand- 
father was  Timothy  and  his  father  Reuben.  The  latter  was  seventh 
in  line  of  descent  from  Capt.  Aaron  of  North  Hampton,  The  Captain 
was  made  freeman  in  Dorchester  in  1635,  went  to  Windsor,  Conn., 
with  a  colony  of  emigrants,  to  Westfield  about  ten  years,  thence  to 
North  Hampton,  where  he  lived  till  his  death  in  1690  at  the  age  of 
eighty  years. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  spent  his  early  childhood,  to  the  age  of 
ten  years,  at  Hadley,  Mass;  after  which  he  removed  with  his  parents 
to  Warehouse  Point,  the  place  of  his  birth.  He  was  the  eldest  of 
eight  children.  His  father  meeting  with  severe  financial  losses, 
and  dying  while  the  children  were  young,  threw  much  of  the  care  and 

59 


support  of  the  family  upon  him.  He  met  the  responsibility  like  a 
brave  boy  and  proved  true  to  the  sacred  trust. 

This  involved  many  sacrifices,  perhaps  to  an  ambitious  boy  more 
difficult  to  endure  than  the  shortway  of  his  school  privileges,  still  he 
was  able  to  secure  the  common  school  advantages  where  he  lived,  and 
to  close  his  school-days  with  an  academic  training  at  the  celebrated 
school  at  Wilbraham. 

His  early  religious  training  was  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  of 
which  his  parents  were  both  members. 

After  his  removal  from  Hadley,  he  was  thrown  under  the  training 
of  the  Episcopal  and  the  Methodist  Episcopal  churches.  It  was  under 
the  ministry  of  the  last  named  that  he  was  awakened  and  converted 
at  the  age  of  eighteen.  At  the  close  of  his  studies  at  Wilbraham,  he 
taught  school  for  several  terms  at  Suffield,  Conn.,  Bordentown,  N,  J., 
and  Feeding  Hill,  Mass.  It  was  during  his  residence  at  Bordentown 
that  he  studied  dentistry  with  Prof.  Kingsbury,  afterward  of  Phila- 
delphia. 

It  was  at  this  time,  also,  that  he  received  a  local  preacher's  license 
from  the  church  of  his  choice,  and,  in  company  with  Prof.  Kinsbury, 
held  reKgious  services,  far  and  near,  in  school  houses  and  farm  kitchens. 
Full  of  enthusiasm,  and  perfectly  devoted  to  his  Lord,  he  wrought 
with  untiring  zeal. 

In  1840  he  located  in  Chicopee,  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of 
dentistry,  with  the  thought  of  making  this  his  life-work,  uniting  with 
the  Methodist  church  of  that  place,  and  identifying  himself  heartily 
in  all  Christian  endeavor. 

He  was  chosen  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School,  leader  of  a 
class,  and  was  abundant  in  labor. 

He  first  preached  at  Feeding  Hill,  Mass.,  where  he  taught  school 
during  the  winter  months  to  supplement  his  scanty  salary ;  afterwards 
preached  at  Shelburne  Falls,  Chester  Village  (now  Huntington), 
North  Brookfield,  Princeton  and  Oxford.  At  Oxford  his  health 
failed  and  he  was  reluctantly  compelled  to  retire  from  active  minis- 
terial work. 

It  was  while  living  at  Oxford  that  he  was  chosen,  by  common  con- 
sent, to  represent  the  town  at  the  General  Court;  and  he  continued 
a  resident  of  the  town  for  two  and  a  half  years. 

On  the  death  of  Rev.  C.  W.  Ainsworth  in  185 1,  at  that  time  preacher 
in  charge  of  this  church,  Dr.  Cooke,  whose  health  had  improved, 
was  called  to  Milford  to  fill  out  the  unexpired  term  of  service.  He 
afterwards  withdrew,  on  again  failing  in  health,  and  immediately 
engaged  in  his  former  profession  of  dentistry,  in  Milford,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-five  years. 

For  twenty  years  he  was  associated  with  his  brother,  under  the 
firm  name  of  A.  A.  and  G.  L.  Cooke. 

He  was  a  lover  of  mankind.  This  led  him  to  devote  his  life,  so 
long  as  ability  was  given,  to  active  and  strong  endeavor  to  rescue 

60 


men  from  the  peril  and  ruin  of  a  bad  life.  He  early  identified  him- 
self with  the  cause  of  the  bondman;  and  all  through  those  years 
when  it  cost  much  to  champion  their  cause,  he  was  true  to  the  slave, 
and  when  their  deliverance  came,  he  rejoiced  as  one  of  that  goodly 
company  who,  by  voice,  pen,  and  active  toil,  had  helped  forward 
the  day. 

He  also  identified  himself  with  the  advancing  cause  of  temperance, 
from  earliest  childhood  to  age  a  total-abstinence  man,  and  one  who 
has  faithfully  served  as  president  of  temperance  orders,  and  as  a 
viligance  committee  for  the  prosecution  of  the  rumseller.  He  was 
a  pure-minded  man,  —  thought,  imagination,  conduct,  was  chaste 
and  holy.  He  possessed  intellectual  abiUty  far  beyond  the  average. 
As  a  student,  all  through  his  ministry  he  would  rise  before  daylight, 
and,  when  his  mind  was  clear  and  strong,  would  devote  himself 
conscientiously  to  his  studies.  Thus  his  naturally  strong  mind 
became  stronger,  and  stored  with  valuable  knowledge  that  gave 
force  and  weight  to  his  spoken  words;  he  held  his  own  opinions,  was 
able  to  clearly  form  them,  and  to  ably  defend  them  when  once  formed. 
He  was,  therefore,  a  friend  upon  whom  one  could  safely  rely,  or 
foe,  if  need  be,  for  the  cause  of  truth,  that  one  well  might  fear. 

It  was  at  Bordentown,  N.  J.,  where  he  became  acquainted  with 
Miss  Maria  Fidelia  Talbot,  —  an  acquaintance  that  ripened  into 
friendship,  and  deepened  into  love  that  continued  unchanged  for 
thirty-eight  years.  They  were  married  at  Enfield,  Conn.,  in  1842, 
by  Rev.  Thomas  Masey. 

Rev.  and  Hon.  Dr.  Cooke,  died  in  Milford,  Mass.,  February  4, 
1880,  beloved  of  all  whose  acquaintance  he  held. 
''  Dr.  Cooke  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
May  16,  1864.  The  records  of  the  Society  do  not  reveal  when  his 
membership  ceased.  His  election  to  the  presidency  occurred  on  May 
18,  1871. 


61 


DR.  JOHN  HENRY  BATCHELDER 

Ninth  President 

John  Henry  Batchelder,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son  of 
Colonel  Henry  and  Abigail  (Mann)  Batchelder,  of  Beverly,  Mass., 
and  a  great-grandson  of  Benjamin  Pierce,  of  Salem,  Mass.,  who  was 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Lexington,  April  19,  1775,  and  born  in  Bev- 
erly, Mass.,  January  16,  181 7. 

He  received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  at  the  New  Hampton  (N.  H.)  Academy. 

When  a  young  man  he  was  for  a  time  messenger  in  the  Merchants' 
Bank,  in  Boston,  and  afterwards  in  business  in  New  York  and  Phil- 
adelphia. 

He  finally  decided  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  far  West.  From 
Philadelphia  he  went  to  Buffalo,  then  on  to  the  great  Northwest 
Territory,  reaching  the  present  State  of  Wisconsin  just  after  the 
Black  Hawk  War.  He  journeyed  on  horseback  through  a  dense  forest 
to  a  clearing  known  as  Summit,  Wisconsin,  and  at  once  engaged  in 
trading  with  the  Indians,  and  with  success.  Returning  to  Boston, 
however,  he  decided  to  adopt  the  profession  of  dentistry,  and  studied 
with  that  object.  He  was  for  a  time  a  student  of  Dr.  William  T.  W. 
Morton,  known  in  connection  with  the  discovery  of  the  anaesthetic 
properties  of  ether. 

He  practiced  his  profession  for  fifty-six  years;  fifty-four  in  Salem, 
occupying  for  forty- three  years  the  same  office,  at  137  Washington 

62 


Street;  which  was  also  his  residence.  He  possessed  great  mechan- 
ical skill  and  ingenuity,  and  had  a  large  and  lucrative  practice.  He 
retired  in  February,  1901. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  having 
been  elected  October  3,  1864.  He  was  its  President,  elected  May  23, 
1872,  for  one  year,  and  on  October  30,  1890,  was  made  an  Honorary 
member. 

Dr.  Batchelder  became  an  Active  member  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Dental  Science  in  1870,  and  served  as  its  President  from  1885  to 
1887,  and  was  made  an  Honorary  Fellow  in  1890. 

He  was  a  Republican  in  politics.  He  was  a  genial  gentleman,  most 
conscientious  and  painstaking  in  whatever  he  undertook,  and  one 
who  enjoyed  to  an  unusual  degree  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  fellow 
citizens.  He  was  also  a  public-spirited  man,  ever  ready  to  give  the 
best  of  his  valuable  services  to  the  public  in  whatever  capacity  he 
was  called  upon  to  serve.  He  was  for  five  years  in  the  City  Council, 
being  a  member  when  Wenham  Lake  water  was  introduced.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  School  Board,  also  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  for 
four  years,  and  for  three  years  was  president.  On  July  4, 1865,  just 
at  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  he  was  chief  marshal  of  the  floral 
procession  which  was  a  memorial  event  in  the  annals  of  Salem. 

In  1866-1867,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  House  of 
Representatives.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Veteran  Corps,  Salem 
Cadets,  in  1883. 

On  April  21,  1903,  a  compUmentary  dinner  was  given  to  him  by 
some  of  the  leading  dentists  of  Boston. 

Dr.  Batchelder  was  married  October  22,  1839,  to  Jane  Reed  Smith, 
daughter  of  Elisha  and  May  Butler  (Bass)  Smith,  of  Boston.  Mrs. 
Batchelder  died  June  12,  1899.  Of  six  children,  two  were  then  living, 
Mrs.  Osgood  of  Salem,  widow  of  Charles  Stuart  Osgood,  late  Registrar 
of  Deeds,  and  Mrs.  Hassam,  wife  of  John  T.  Hassam,  a  lawyer  of 
Boston.  There  were  also  six  grand-children  and  two  great  grand- 
children. 

Dr.  Batchelder  died  at  his  home  in  Salem,  Mass.,  January  7, 
1904,  after  a  long  illness,  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 


63 


GEORGE  TUFTON  MOFFATT,  M.D.,  D.M.D. 

Tenth  President 

George  Tufton  Moffatt,  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Lobdell  and  Antoin- 
ette S (Jones)  Moffatt,  and  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  August 

7,  1836. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  his  native 
town  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when,  removing  to  the  western  part 
of  the  State,  he  completed  his  school  education  at  WilUston  Seminary 
in  Easthampton  and  at  the  high  school  in  Holyoke. 

He  studied  dentistry  with  the  celebrated  Dr.  Joshua  Tucker,  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  about  1857.  In  i860,  he 
received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  Harvard  University  and  later,  in 
1870,  was  given  the  honorary  degree  of  D.M.D.  from  the  same 
institution  of  learning. 

In  1868,  he  was  appointed  Professor  of  Operative  Dentistry  in  the 
Harvard  Dental  School,  which  chair  he  held  until  1879. 

Dr.  Moffatt  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Associ- 
ation from  1872-1891.  He  was  an  Active  Fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science  from  1871  to  1895.  Treasurer  from  1872- 
1875;  Corresponding  Secretary,  1876-1878;  and  Vice-President, 
1881-1882;  and  President  1882-1885. 

Dr.  Moffatt  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  Odontological  Society; 
of  the  Odontological  Society  of  Great  Britain;  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  elected  March  5,  1866,  to  1895;  audits  tenth  President 
elected  Decemljer  11,  1873.     A  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical 

64 


Society,  and  an  honorary  member  of  the  old  Connecticut  Valley 
Dental  Society,  1892-1895. 

In  June,  1872,  Dr.  Mofifatt  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  A.  Patterson, 
of  Lowell,  Mass. 

In  the  early  '8o's,  Dr.  Moffatt  had  an  office  in  Paris,  France,  being 
associated  with  Dr.  E.  A.  Bogue,  of  New  York;  Dr.  C.  D.  Cook,  of 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  and  Dr.  G.  C.  Daboll  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  the  latter 
now  of  Paris. 

In  Boston,  associated  with  him  at  various  times,  were  Drs.  N.  W. 
Hawes,  L.  D.  Shepard,  D.  M.  Clapp,  and  E.  P.  Bradbury,  all  now 
deceased.  At  one  time  his  practice  was  said  to  be  the  finest  in  New 
England. 

For  a  number  of  years  he  resided  in  Colorado,  for  his  health,  but 
returned  to  Boston  a  few  years  before  his  death  which  occurred  from 
cerebral  congestion,  April  2,  1895,  leaving  two  sons  to  mourn  his 
loss,  the  eldest  of  whom,  Robert  Tucker  Moffatt,  D.M.D.,  has  followed 
his  father's  profession. 


65 


JARIUS  SEARLE  HURLBUT,  D.D.S. 

Eleventh  President. 

Jarius  Searle  Hurlbut,  was  the  son  of  Asaph  and  Asenath  (Searle) 
Hurlbut,  and  born  in  West  Springfield,  Mass.,  January  5,  1842, 
being  one  of  six  children,  five  of  whom  were  sons;  of  these,  three  died 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one. 

At  the  age  of  ten  years  young  Hurlbut,  with  his  parents,  moved 
to  Springfield,  and  in  i860  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school 
of  that  city. 

Soon  afterward  he  entered  the  office  of  his  brother,  Dr.  C.  S.  Hurl- 
but, senior,  with  whom  he  was  associated  for  several  years  as  student 
and  partner.  He  attended  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College,  graduat- 
ing in  the  class  of  1865. 

His  health  being  poor,  after  his  graduation  he  went  to  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  where  he  practiced  for  a  year.  In  1866,  he  returned  to  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  and  opened  an  office;  here  he  remained  for  twenty-seven 
years.  In  December,  1893,  he  removed  to  the  Masonic  Building  in 
the  same  city,  occupying  a  suite  of  rooms  with  his  nephew.  Dr.  D. 
Hurlbut  Allis. 

In  the  Connecticut  Valley  the  name  of  Hurlbut  almost  suggests  ' 
the  word  dentist,  for  three  of  Dr.  Hurlbut's   brothers  and   two  of 
his  nephews  have  studied  the  profession. 

Dr.  Hurlbut's  reputation  was  national.  Joining  the  Connecticut 
Valley  Dental  Society  on  June  5, 1866,  he  served  the  same  as  Executive 
Officer  and  President.     He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 

66 


Dental  Society,  joining  in  1873,  serving  on  many  committees  and  once 
as  orator,  and  on  December  11,  1874,  was  elected  President. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association;  the 
American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  from  1877  to  1886;  and  a 
member  of  the  National  Dental  Association,  and  also  of  the  New 
York  Odontological  Society. 

On  the  enactment  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Dental  law  in  1887, 
the  then  Governor  Oliver  Ames,  appointed  him  one  of  the  five  members 
of  the  Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry  and  he  served  until  1896, 
when  he  resigned,  having  been  its  Chairman  from  1892  to  date  of 
resignation.  He  had  also  been  President  of  the  National  Association 
of  Dental  Examiners. 

In  1893,  he  was  a  member  of  the  World's  Columbian  Dental  Con- 
gress. He  was  also  on  the  staff  as  dental  surgeon  of  the  Springfield 
Hospital. 

It  will  be  gathered  from  the  foregoing  sketch  of  a  busy  life,  that  Dr. 
Hurlbut  was  studious,  alert,  and  progressive  from  his  early  youth. 
As  a  doctor  of  dental  surgery,  he  stood  in  the  foremost  rank  of  his 
profession. 

He  died  at  his  home  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  November  9,  1902,  of 
apoplexy,  leaving  a  widow  but  no  children. 

By  his  strong  personality,  his  broad  cultivated  views,  his  refined 
manners  and  dignified  bearing,  he  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  influencing 
an  intelligent  public  to  that  just  appreciation  of  the  dental  profession 
which  later  years  witnessed. 


67 


JOHN  THOMAS  CODMAN,  D.M.D. 

Twelfth  President. 

John  Thomas  Codman,  the  son  of  John  and  Rebecca  B.  (Hall) 
Codman,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  October  30,  1826. 

Dr.  Codman  belonged  to  an  old  Boston  family.  His  preliminary- 
education  was  obtained  at  the  now  historic  place  —  where  his  father's 
sociological  tendencies  carried  his  family  —  Brook  Farm,  where  he 
went  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years. 

At  Brook  Farm,  young  Codman  spent  three  years,  the  experience 
of  which  indelibly  shaped  themselves  upon  his  life.  There  he  came 
into  contact  with  such  men  as  George  Ripley,  the  leader  and  founder 
of  the  Brook  Farm  experiment;  George  William  Curtis,  Nathaniel 
Hawthorne,  an  idealist  in  its  broad  sense  and  the  writer  of  many 
familiar  romances;  Charles  Anderson  Dana,  and  others  of  promi- 
nence who  came  as  visitors.  Among  these  latter  were  Ralph  Waldo 
Emerson,  poet,  philosopher  and  essayist;  James  Freeman  Clarke, 
talented  writer  and  preacher;  Rev.  Cyrus  A.  Bartol,  faithful  and 
independent;  Theodore  Parker,  son  of  a  Lexington  Revolutionary  hero, 
bold  and  brave;  Henry  D.  Thoreau,  a  charming  writer  who  spent 
two  years  in  a  hut  at  Walden  Woods;  Margaret  Fuller,  remarkable 
for  her  intellectual  capacity  and  who  became  the  wife  of  Count 
D'Ossoli,  of  Italy;  Elizabeth  P.  Peabody  and  her  sister  Sophia,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Nathaniel  Hawthorne;  George  Bancroft,  the  his- 
torian; Orestes  A.  Bronson,  prominent  essayist,  who  was  by  turns, 

■      68 


a  Radical  Unitarian,  Universalist,  Presbyterian  and  Roman  Catholic; 
A.  Bronson  Alcott,  teacher  and  lecturer;  William  EUery  Channing, 
in  whose  x-iens  ran  the  blood  of  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  a  beloved  preacher,  and  many  others. 

When  the  experiment  was  given  up,  young  Codman  started  his 
real  professional  life  in  Roxbury,  close  to  Boston.  Here  he  made  his 
way  with  little  professional  knowledge,  as  in  those  early  times  it  was 
necessar\'  to  do,  there  being  no  dental  schools  in  existence. 

His  early  life  out  of  school  hours  was  employed  more  or  less  busily 
in  a  machine  shop  with  his  father,  and  at  fourteen  years  of  age  he 
began  the  work  of  an  old-time  dental  student,  grinding  tooth-body 
and  carving  and  baking  artificial  teeth  in  the  laboratory  of  his  uncle, 
Dr.  William  W.  Codman. 

He  decided,  in  middle  life,  to  study  dentistry,  although  he  had 
been  practicing  dentistry  for  some  time  before  that,  as  previously 
stated. 

In  the  early  '50's,  he  associated  himself  with  the  late  Dr.  Albert 
T.  Emery,  on  Temple  Place,  Boston,  from  whence  he  removed  to 
Taunton  in  1857. 

In  1863,  Dr.  Codman  began  a  long  professional  career  m  Boston. 
He  became  associated  with  Dr.  Nathan  Cooley  Keep,  a  sturdy  dental 
pioneer  of  New  England,  which  continued  for  seven  years. 

While  associated  with  Dr.  Keep,  the  Harvard  Dental  School  was 
organized,  and  Dr.  Codman  early  took  advantage  of  this  opportunity 
to  enter  on  November  2,  1869,  and  graduated  in  the  second  class 
which  went  forth  from  that  instutition  in  1870,  with  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Dental  Medicine,  and  was  chosen  Secretary  of  his  class. 

At  this  period  of  Dr.  Codman's  studentship.  Dr.  Keep  was  Dean  of 
the  Harvard  Dental  School  and  Dr.  Codman  always  took  pleasure 
in  the  fact  that  Dr.  Keep's  signature  as  Dean  had  been  placed  on 
his  diploma. 

Dr.  Codman  was  a  man  of  pronounced  literary  tastes  and  ten- 
dencies; for  twenty  years  he  contributed  frequently  to  magazines 
and  newspapers  and  many  of  his  articles  appeared  in  the  Boston 
Daily  Globe,  those  dealing  with  Boston  in  his  early  days  being  par- 
ticularly interesting. 

He  contributed  essays  for  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  and 
others,  and  his  book,  pubHshed  in  1894,  on  "Brook  Farm  Memories, 
Personal  and  Historical,"  is  an  evidence  of  his  strong  literary  bent. 
This  book  is  the  only  history  of  the  Brook  Farm  experiment  written 
by  a  member  of  that  community. 

On  December  13,  1859,  in  New  York  City,  Dr.  Codman  was  married 
to  Miss  Kezzie  Hinckley  Clark,  a  descendent  of  Thomas  Clark  of 
Plymouth,  Mass. 

By  this  union  there  were  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  viz:  Charles 
F.  Codman,  Benjamin  H.  Codman,  D.M.D.,  the  latter  of  whom 
succeeded  to  his  father's  practice,  both  of  Boston;  John  C.  Codman  of 
Detroit,  Mich.;  and  Mrs.  John  Mclntyre  of  New  York. 

Dr.  Codman  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society 
on  May  2,  1864,  and  continued  in  Active  membership  till  the  year 

69 


1895-  when  he  was  made  Honoran-.  He  was  Secretan-  from  1867  to 
1868,  Recording  Secretan-  in  1868;  Treasurer  1866  to  1887,  and  was 
elected  as  the  twelfth  President.  December  10,  1875. 

He  was  anActi^■e  member  of  the  Har\-ard  Dental  Alumni  Associa- 
tion from  1871  to  1891,  Vice-President  in  1872,  President  1872-1873, 
and  made  an  Honoran."  member  in  1899. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  old  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society 
in  1866  and  made  Honorary  in  1892.  A  member  of  the  Merrimack 
\'alley  Dental  Association  in  1873.  and  of  the  New  England  Dental 
Society  on  or  pre^•ious  to  1887.  continuing  his  membership  till  same 
was  merged  in  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association  in  1895,  when 
he  was  elected  to  Honoran.-  membership  in  the  latter. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Boston  Society  of  Dental  Improvement 
for  many  years. 

Was  also  a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science 
1870  to  date  of  resignation  in  1893;  its  Recording  Secretary"  1879-1881, 
and  Anniversary-  Orator  in  1889. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the 
United  States. 

In  1879.  Han-ard  University  appointed  Dr.  Codman  an  Instructor 
in  Operati\-e  Dentistr}^  which  position  he  held  until  the  close  of  the 
year  1881. 

Dr.  Codman  was  a  versatile  man,  of  pleasing  personality  and  greatly 
respected  by  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  the  writer 
takes  pleasure  in  confirming  the  above  estimate  of  the  man,  whose 
confidence  and  good  will  he  enjoyed  for  many  years. 

Dr.  Codman  departed  this  life  at  Revere,  ^lass.,  on  December  14, 
1907. 


70 


SAMUEL  J McDOUGALL,  M.D. 

Thirteenth  President 

t 
(See  Biography  under  Founders,  page  29) 


71 


JAMES  HARVEY  KIDDER,  A.B. 

Fourteenth  President 

James  Harvey  Kidder  was  the  son  of  Captain  and  Calista  (Taft) 
Kidder,  and  born  on  June  5,  1825,  at  Alstead,  New  Hampshire. 

After  spending  his  early  boyhood  on  his  father's  farm,  young 
Kidder  studied  at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  and  afterward  at  Dart- 
mouth College,  where  he  acquired  special  distinction  as  a  debater, 
and  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1850,  with  the  A.B.  degree. 

He  afterward  studied  medicine  at  the  University  of  Maryland, 
for  three  years,  and  finally  decided  to  take  up  dentistry,  studying 
with  his  brother.  Dr.  Frederick  Kidder,  at  Claremont,  N.  H. 

He  then  opened  a  dental  ofl&ce  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  here  he 
continued  till  the  end  of  his  life,  growing  year  by  year  in  professional 
and  social  esteem. 

On  November  5,  1866,  Dr.  Kidder,  joined  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  and  was  its  fourteenth  President,  elected  December  13, 
1877.     On  June  5,  1895,  he  was  elected  to  Honorary  membership. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Associ- 
tion,  and  its  President  in  1869. 

Dr.  Kidder  was  of  high  standing  in  the  Masonic  fraternity.  His 
religious  convictions  were  decided,  and  he  was  acceptably  prominent 
in  connection  with  Grace  Episcopal  Church;  with  the  Lawrence 
Young  Mens'  Christian  Association,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers, and  with  the  Lawrence  City  Mission,  of  which  he  was  treasurer. 

72 


His  financial  ability  was  marked,  and  his  probity  was  never  ques- 
tioned. He  was  president  of  the  Pacific  National  Bank  for  the  first 
twenty  years  of  its  existence,  and  was  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  Essex 
Savings  Bank. 

Dr.  Kidder  was  united  in  marriage,  in  i860,  to  Adelaide  S.  Dodge, 
daughter  of  George  Dodge,  of  Lancaster,  Mass.,  she  died  in  1896. 
Three  children  survived,  viz:  J.  Harvey  Kidder,  of  Chicago,  111.,  and 
two  married  daughters. 

On  June  6,  1900,  at  his  home  in  Lawrence,  Mass.;  there  passed  to 
the  Great  Unknown,  James  Harvey  Kidder,  a  man  beloved  by  all. 


73 


LUTHER  DIMMICK  SHEPARD,  A.M.,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D. 

Fifteenth  President 

Luther  Dimmick  Shepard  was  born  in  Windham,  Maine,  Sep- 
tember II,  1837;  his  father  was  the  Reverend  John  W.  Shepard,  a 
minister  of  the  gospel,  and  his  mother  was  Ehza  (Burns)  Shepard. 

Dr.  Shepard  was  descended  from  Scotch  and  EngHsh  stock,  and  all 
his  ancestors  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  had  lived  in  the  State 
of  New  Hampshire. 

His  father,  a  Congregational  minister,  moved  from  Windham  to 
South  Merrimac,  N.  H.,  shortly  after  the  birth  of  his  son,  and  there 
young  Shepard  spenL  his  boyhood.  The  family  next  moved  to 
Nashua,  N.  H. 

Young  Shepard  attended  the  Phillips  Andover  Academy  and  after- 
wards Amherst  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1862,  with 
the  degree  of  A.B.,  and  six  years  later,  in  1868,  Amherst  conferred 
upon  him  the  A.M.  degree;  and  eleven  years  later,  in  1879,  Harvard 
University  gave  him  the  honorary  dental  degree  of  D.M.D.  But 
six  honorary  dental  degrees  were  ever  conferred,  and  his  was  one  of 
the  six. 

In  1861,  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery  conferred  upon 
him  the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Shepard  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  having  been  elected  February  6,   1865,  and  was 

74 


largely  instrumental  in  urging  the  founding  of  a  chair  of  dentistry 
in  the  Harvard  Medical  School  of  the  University. 

It  was  upon  the  suggestion  of  the  late  Nathan  Cooley  Keep,  M.D., 
in  his  address  as  President,  and  at  the  first  annual  meeting  of  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society  in  1865,  recommending  a  school,  that 
a  committee  was  appointed  by  said  Society  with  the  faculty  of  the 
Medical  School,  said  Committee  being  Drs.  N.  C.  Keep,  Enoch  C. 
Rolfe,  and  Luther  D.  Shepard. 

Various  meetings  having  been  held,  meanwhile,  it  was  not  until 
November  27,  1867,  that  the  school  was  evolved  as  a  part  of  the 
Harvard  Medical  School,  and  opened  in  February,  1868,  with  Dr. 
Shepard  on  the  staff  of  teachers  as  Adjunct  Professor  of  Operative 
Dentistry.  In  1879,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Corporation  of  the 
University  full  professor,  continuing  in  the  chair  until  1882,  when 
he  officially  severed  his  connection  with  the  school. 

Through  the  personal  efforts  of  Dr.  Shepard  a  meeting  of  dentists 
from  the  western  part  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts  was  convened 
in  Springfield,  November  10,  1863,  when  they  organized  the  Connecti- 
cut Valley  Dental  Society,  adopting  a  Constitution  and  By-Laws,  at 
which  meeting  the  late  Dr.  Flavius  Searle  was  elected  President, 
and  Dr.  Shepard,  Secretary.  Eighteen  members  signed  the  Constitu- 
tion and  By-Laws  at  that  meeting,  and,  at  this  writing,  (there  is  but 
one  Ii\-ing  member),  Dr.  P.  H.  Derby  of  Springfield.  (Deceased,  Jan.  4, 

1913) 

Dr.  Shepard  served  the  Society  as  its  Secretary  until  October  1866, 
when  he  was  elected  its  President. 

In  1865,  Dr.  Shepard  moved  to  Salem,  Mass.,  previous  to  which 
time  he  had  practiced  in  Northampton  and  Amherst.  He  was  a 
partner  in  Salem  with  the  late  Dr.  Willard  Lewis  Bowdoin.  About 
1867,  he  moved  to  Boston,  where  he  remained  in  practice  until  his 
decease.  On  coming  to  Boston,  he  was  a  partner  with  the  late 
celebrated  Dr.  Joshua  Tucker  and  Dr.  George  T.  Moffatt,  who  were 
reputed  to  have  the  finest  practice  in  the  City  of  Boston  in  those 
days.  Some  years  after  he  severed  his  connection  with  these  gentle- 
men and  opened  an  office  for  himself,  continuing  in  active  practice 
until  the  day  of  his  death. 

Dr.  Shepard,  also,  had  much  to  do  in  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society  with  the  agitation  for  a  law  to  regulate  the  practice  of  den- 
tistry in  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  After  several  years' 
discussion  the  measure  was  finally  secured  from  the  Legislature  of 
the  state  by  outside  influence  rather  than  from  within  the  Society. 
The  law  took  effect  in  April,  1887,  and  Dr.  Shepard  received  the 
appointment  from  Governor  Oliver  Ames  as  a  member  of  the  first 
Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry.  He  was  chosen  its  first  chairman 
and  remained  in  that  office  until  his  resignation  from  the  Board, 
April  15,  1892.  The  following  year,  1893,  he  became  president  of 
the  World's  Columbian  Dental  Congress,  which  met  in  Chicago, 
111.,  in  that  year. 

Dr.  Shepard  was  recognized  in  the  dental  profession  for  his  edu- 

75 


cational  qualifications,  his  great  ability  as  a  dentist  and  teacher, 
and  broad-mindedness.  He  was  an  ardent  worker  in  the  interest 
of  his  profession  and  won  for  himself  the  highest  honors  within  its 
gift.  He  was  known  throughout  the  land  as  a  man  possessing  high 
attainments,  and  had  many  friends  in  this  and  foreign  countries. 

Notwithstanding  the  friends  he  made,  by  his  intense  aggressive 
spirit  in  the  societies  with  which  he  was  connected,  he  caused  the 
ill-will  of  many  with  whom  he  came  in  conflict.  Much  of  this  feel- 
ing was  dissipated  in  later  life  from  recognition  of  his  clear  and 
broad-minded  views,  his  earnestness  and  great  ability  displayed  in 
the  field  of  dentistry. 

Dr.  Shepard  first  advocated  the  use  of  the  stool  for  dental  operations 
at  the  chair,  and  was  the  first  to  publish  an  account  of  its  use  and 
healthfulness  in  the  various  dental  journals  of  that  period.  He  was 
a  writer  and  speaker  of  note  in  the  many  dental  societies,  banquets 
and  functions  of  the  prof ession,  seldom  being  absent  from  those  in  his 
home  town. 

His  afiiliation  with  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  soon  after 
its  organization,  made  him  an  Active  member  continuously  up  to  his 
death,  with  the  exception  of  a  single  year,  when  he  resigned,  coming 
back  into  the  Society  the  following  year,  in  1885. 

He  was  its  Secretary  in  1866-1867;  and  the  fifteenth  President, 
being  elected  December  13,  1878;  also  Councillor  from  1896  to  his 
decease.  He  joined  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association  in  1864, 
and  continued  a  member  until  1884;  was  President  in  1872-1873. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society  and  a  life 
member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association,  becoming  Pres- 
ident of  the  latter  in  1902- 1903.  He  was  an  Active  fellow  of  the  Amer- 
ican Academy  of  Dental  Science  from  1870  to  1884,  when  he  resigned. 

He  was  an  active  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society, 
until  its  merger,  in  1895,  with  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society 
into  the  present  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  and  thus  continued 
until  his  demise. 

In  1879,  he  was  President  of  the  American  Dental  Association  and 
continued  a  member  of  its  successor,  the  National  Dental  Association. 
Was  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Maine  State  and  New  Hampshire 
Dental  Societies;  and  in  1906  was  President  of  the  New  England 
Amherst  Association.  He  also  was  a  member  of  the  University  Club 
of  Boston,  the  Boston  Athletic  Association,  and  the  Boston  Yacht 
Club.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,  and 
was  a  member  of  Winslow  Commandery,  Knight  Templars,  Salem, 
Mass.,  as  well  as  a  member  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Association. 

Dr.  Shepard  was  married  on  October  5,  187 1,  to  Josephine  Bailey, 
of  Boston,  who  with  one  son,  Luther  D.  Shepard,  Jr.,  A.B.,  M.D., 
D.M.D.  survived  him. 

His  sudden  death  from  angina  pectoris,  occurred  at  his  home  in 
Hotel  Wadsworth,  Boston,  January  26,  191 1. 

Dr.  Shepard  was  in  active  practice  of  his  profession  from  1858  to 
1911. 

It  can  be  truly  said  of  him,  "  all  of  which  I  have  seen 
a  part  of  which  I  was." 

76 


CHARLES  GORDON  DAVIS,  D.D.S. 

Sixteenth  President 

Charles  Gordon  Davis,  the  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Charlotte  (Gordon) 
Da\ds,  was  born  on  Davis  Island,  in  the  Town  of  Guilford,  Lake 
Winnipesaukee,  New  Hampshire,  June,  1825. 

Young  Davis  early  obtained  his  education  in  Bristol  Academy,  and 
afterward  attended  Dartmouth  College,  and  studied  medicine,  but 
being  of  a  mechanical  turn  of  mind,  he  was  attracted  to  the  field  of 
dentistry,  and  entered  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery  from 
which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1850  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

It  has  been  said  of  Dr.  Davis  that  he  possessed  a  broadness  of  mind, 
a  nobility  of  character,  and  a  rugged  honesty  of  professional  endeavor 
in  his  work  that  seemed  to  emanate  from  the  granite  hills  of  his 
native  state,  and  that  approached  them  in  endurance  and  solidity. 
He  was  an  honest  and  close  student  in  youth,  and  in  early  manhood, 
like  Webster,  taught  school. 

Dentistry,  when  he  entered  the  profession,  was  just  emerging 
from  the  barbarism  of  empiricism. 

Dr.  Davis  was  a  zealous  worker  and  a  thinker;  he  gave  all  his 
energies  to  his  chosen  profession  and  was  recognized  as  an  authority 
from  the  beginning. 

Selecting  New  Bedford  as  the  field  of  his  life  work,  he  found  here 
all  that  this  world  can  give  in  a  large  and  selected  clientage  that 

77 


shortly  gave  him  a  national  reputation.  The  sons  and  daughters 
of  New  Bedford,  although  transplanted  to  other  climes,  made  annual 
pilgrimages  home  to  receive  his  professional  services,  a  condition 
and  a  duty  handed  down  to  their  children  and  grandchildren. 

Dr.  Davis  was  a  member  of  the  Old  Colony  Dental  Association, 
of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association,  and  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  being  elected  the  sixteenth  President  of  the  latter 
December  ii,  1879.  He  was  also  an  Active  fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science  from  1867  to  1870,  when  he  resigned. 

For  a  time,  1868-1869,  he  was  Adjunct  Professor  of  Dental  Science 
and  Operative  Dentistry  in  the  Boston  Dental  College. 

Dr.  Davis  was  a  frequent  contributor  to  dental  journals,  a  sharp, 
ready,  fluent  and  logical  debater,  and  one  of  the  most  conscientious,, 
honest  and  skillful  of  men  that  ever  worked  in  the  human  mouth. 

At  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  on  January  8,  1890,  his  spirit  crossed  the 
Great  Divide,  leaving  a  widow  and  daughter,  Miss  Mabel  E.  Davis, 
who  survived  him. 


78 


GEORGE  FRANKLIN  WATERS 

Seventeenth  President 

George  Franklin  Waters,  the  son  of  George  Washington  and 
Sarah  (Forbes)  Waters,  was  born  in  Ashby,  Mass.,  March  23,  1824. 
His  father  was  born  in  Ashby,  July  4,  1798,  and  his  mother  was  born 
in  Greenfield,  May  30,  1798. 

Young  Waters'  early  education  was  obtained  at  Ashby  and  Gorham 
Academy,  in  Maine.  He  then  began  the  study  of  dentistry  in  Boston 
with  Dr.  Gunn  on  Court  Street,  and  practiced  in  that  city;  Waterville, 
Maine;  and  Newton,  Mass.;  ending  with  his  practicing  in  Boston,  on 
Beacon  Street. 

Dr.  Waters  was  a  member  of  the  Orthodox  Church,  in  Gorham, 
Maine,  when  he  resided  there  with  his  parents,  but  after  coming  to 
Boston  he  became  interested  in  Spiritualism. 

In  politics  Dr.  Waters  was  a  Republican.  He  was  an  active  worker 
in  various  scientific  societies,  among  them  were  the  American  Society 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  the  Agassiz  Society;  the  Natural 
History  Society,  and  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society. 

His  work  with  the  miscroscope  was  that  of  an  enthusiast.  He  was 
a  profound  student  of  natural  history.  During  his  busy  life  he 
invented  the  electric  brush  for  the  relief  of  arterial  tension,  which 
is  recognized  by  physicians  as  of  great  value  in  nervous  and  kindred 
disorders. 

Dr.  Waters  also  invented  the  long  handled  pruning  knife,  now 
extensively  used  throughout  the  country  for  extermination  of  moth 

79 


cocoons,  but  which  at  that  time  was  Httle  appreciated.  He  also 
invented  the  hemp  and  hair  flesh  brush,  sold  only  by  himself  at  the 
time. 

He  was  a  great  lover  of  nature,  especially  of  flowers  and  plants  of 
all  varieties. 

His  unselfish  efforts  to  enlighten  others  how  to  care  for  themselves 
by  the  use  of  simple  means  or  remedies  was  constant  and  is  well 
illustrated  in  the  following:  Years  ago  he  gave  a  lecture  before  a 
scientific  society  of  Salem  on  the  use  of  common  cooking  soda  for  the 
relief  and  cure  of  scalds  or  burns,  and  characteristically,  he  poured 
boihng  water  upon  his  bare  arm,  and  then,  applying  the  soda  and 
wrapping  a  handkerchief  around  the  burn,  proceeded  with  his  lecture. 
At  the  time  he  created  quite  a  sensation,  and  received  many  grateful 
acknowledgements  from  housewives  and  those  who  endanger  them- 
selves over  cooking  ranges,  and  from  those  who  had  been  benefitted 
by  the  information  he  had  given. 

During  his  last  illness  of  more  than  a  year's  duration,  he  philo- 
sophically watched  and  commented  on  the  progress  of  the  disease, 
and  even  in  his  dying  hours,  he  called  attention  to  death's  work. 
To  him  death  had  no  terrors;  he  believed  that  there  was  only  one  life, 
that  death  simply  changed  the  conditions. 

Dr.  Waters  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  January  7, 
1867,  and  o^  resigning  October  30,  1890,  was  placed  on  the  Honorary 
membership  roll.  On  December  8,  1880,  he  was  elected  as  the 
seventeenth  President  of  the  Society.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
a  member  of  the  National  Dental  Association. 

It  was  at  his  residence  in  Newton  Centre,  Mass.,  that  he  passed  to 
his  reward,  on  August  12,  1896,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  daughters. 
A  son  died  some  years  previous  to  Dr.  Waters'  death,  at  the  age  of 
twenty- three  years. 


80 


DANIEL  BOWMAN  INGALLS,  D.D.S. 

Eighteenth  President 

Daniel  Bowman  Ingalls,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son  of 
James  and  Mary  (Cass)  Ingalls,  and  born  in  Sulton,  Vermont,  May 
25,  1829. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  of  Connec- 
ticut; he  then  learned  the  trade  of  a  machinist  at  Norwich,  which 
he  followed  until  twenty-six  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  study 
of  dentistry  in  Clinton,  Mass.,  and  in  which  town  he  practiced  his 
profession  from  1856  to  1903,  when  he  retired  from  active  life. 

Dr.  Ingalls  was  a  member  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Associa- 
tion, and  its  President  in  1874.  Was  also  a  member  of  the  North- 
eastern Dental  Association,  and  afterwards,  in  1898,, was  made  an 
Honorary  member  of  the  same. 

He  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  July  9,  1867,  and 

on  December  9,  1881,  became  the  eighteenth  President  of  the  Society. 

■    Dr.  Ingalls  received  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  from  the  Boston  Dental 

College  in  1874.     He  was  a  member  of  its  board  of  examiners  from 

1885  to  1890  inclusive. 

At  Newbury,  Vermont,  he  was  married  to  Rebecca  Nelson  Randall, 
on  October  22,  1850. 

Dr.  Ingalls  departed  this  life  at  CUnton,  Mass.,  on  August  19,  1909. 


81 


FLAVIUS  SEARLE,  D.D.S. 

Nineteenth  President 


The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Flavius  Searle,  was  born  in  South- 
ampton, Mass.,  April  4,  18 14,  his  boyhood  being  passed  in  his  native 
town.  His  studies  were  intended  to  prepare  him  for  the  ministry, 
meanwhile  supporting  himself  by  teaching.  He  entered  Amherst 
College,  and  subsequently  Marietta  College,  but  his  health  did  not 
permit  him  to  continue  at  either.  He  then  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine, but  early  made  a  specialty  of  dentistry  under  the  tutorship  of 
Dr.  Walker,  of  Northampton,  who  was  both  physician  and  dentist. 

After  his  graduation  from  Dr.  Walker's  office,  he  commenced  the 
practice  of  dentistry  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1839,  but  frequently 
made  excursions  into  adjoining  towns  for  a  time  as  an  itinerant. 

Dr.  Searle  was  the  inventor  of  various  methods  and  appliances, 
but  gave  everything  that  he  devised  as  contributions  to  the  advance- 
ment of  his  profession. 

For  several  years  he  made  his  own  instruments,  and  in  1858,  being 
in  need  of  a  new  operating  chair,  there  being  none  in  the  market, 
he  made  one  for  himself.  Of  this  chair  he  said,  "I  used  to  go  to 
church  and  try  to  be  good,  but  that  chair  would  go  with  me,  and  be 
working  its  parts  together  before  the  whole  congregation."  In  this 
chair  his  last  patient  sat. 

A  remarkable  tribute  was  paid  to  Dr.  Searle,  in  October,  1887,  by 
the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society,  of  which  he  was  the  principal 

82 


founder  and  first  President,  elected  in  1863,  i"  ^  celebration  of  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  professional  life. 

This  was  the  "judgment  day"  for  Dr.  Searle,  and  his  professional 
associates  from  all  over  the  land  constituted  the  Court  of  Justice, 
either  by  their  presence  or  personal  letters,  and  this  was  not  all;  the 
Honorable  Mayor  of  the  city,  representatives  of  medical,  legal, 
clerical  and  other  professions  came  to  do  him  honor;  in  fact  he  was 
overwhelmed  with  expressions  of  esteem,  love  and  congratulation. 
They  all  poured  upon  his  consecrated  head  every  possible  expression 
of  regard  and  love,  and  made  his  soul  glow  with  unutterable  joy  and 
gratitude.  Seventeen  months  from  this  happy  event  he  was  dead, 
passing  over  the  "river." 

The  Honorary  degree  of  D.D.S.  was  in  185 1  conferred  upon  him  by 
the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery. 

Dr.  Searle  was  a  man  of  retiring  disposition,  gentlemanly  demeanor, 
and  sympathetic  nature.  He  was  earnest  and  conscientious  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  tenacious  in  his  views,  but  open  to  reason,  — 
a  progressive  conservative. 

No  man  in  his  profession  was  more  highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren, 
and  in  the  community  in  which  he  lived  he  was  regarded  with  an 
affectionate  reverence. 

He  died  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  February  10,  1889,  beloved  of  all. 

Dr.  Searle  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  December  5, 
1864,  and  was  elected  as  the  nineteenth  President,  December  15, 1882. 
Many  years  after  he  resigned  his  membership,  but  the  records  fail  to 
give  any  date. 

He  became  an  Active  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental 
Science  in  1867,  and  in  1880  was  made  an  Honorary  fellow. 


83 


DWIGHT  MOSES  CLAPP,  D.M.D. 

Twentieth  President 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Dwight  Moses  Clapp,  was  born  in 
Southampton,  Mass.,  on  June  5,  1846,  being  the  son  of  Moses  and 
Almera  (Russell)  Clapp. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
town  and  afterward  he  studied  at  Westfield  Academy,  and  having 
graduated  from  that  institution,  he  prepared  for  his  life  work  in  the 
profession  of  his  choice  by  placing  himself  under  the  preceptorship 
of  Dr.  H.  M.  Miller,  of  Westfield,  and  sometime  afterwards,  under 
that  of  Dr.  James  Lewis,  of  Burlington,  Vermont. 

Aiming  to  equip  himself  in  the  completest  manner  for  his  future 
work,  he  visited  Europe  in  1869,  and  during  his  few  years  stay  across 
the  ocean  was  associated  for  about  a  year  with  Dr.  Charles  R.  Cofl&n, 
of  London,  England,  and  subsequently  spent  some  time  with  Dr. 
Mason,  of  Geneva,  Switzerland. 

His  return  to  the  United  States  was  destined  to  inaugurate  —  by 
his  opening  an  office  for  practice  in  Boston  —  that  interruptedly 
successful  professional  and  social  career  —  the  closing  of  which  was 
the  great  regret  of  his  many  friends.  Thenceforth  he  was  associated 
with  the  "Hub  of  the  Universe,"  until  his  demise,  having  from  the 
first,  by  his  personal  qualities  and  professional  efficiency,  added 
many  of  his  patients  to  his  circle  of  personal  friends,  and  especially 
becoming  recognized  by  his  brother  dentists  increasingly  as  a  force 
making  for  the  best  interests  of  dentistry. 


It  is  a  fact,  and  speaks  eloquently  of  Dr.  Clapp's  qualities  as  a  man, 
that  most  of  his  intimate  friends,  and  his  associates  in  his  sports, 
were  those  whom  he  first  knew  as  patients.  Men  went  to  him  for 
his  professional  skill,  but  having  once  fallen  under  the  spell  of  his 
unusual  personality,  they  became  permanently  his  friends. 

In  1880,  Dr.  Clapp  entered  the  dental  department  of  Harvard 
University  and  graduating  in  1882,  received  the  degree  of  D.M.D., 
and  the  same  year  he  was  appointed  an  Instructor  in  Operative  Den- 
tistry in  the  same  institution,  and  in  1890,  CHnical  Lecturer  on 
Operative  Dentistry,  which  continued  down  to  the  day  of  his  death. 
In  1899,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Administrative  Board  of  the  Har- 
vard Dental  School,  which  retained  the  benefits  of  his  presence  in 
its  councils  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

He  held  membership  in  the  National  Dental  Association,  the  Amer- 
ican Academy  of  Dental  Science,  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
being  elected  to  the  latter  December  11,  1874,  and  its  Secretary  in 
1877-1878,  and  elected  its  twentieth  President  on  December  14,  1883. 
(He  had  served  on  numerous  Committees  of  said  Society,  including 
its  Executive  Committee).  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Boston  Society 
of  Dental  Improvement,  the  New  England  (afterwards  merged  into 
the  Northeastern)  Dental  Society,  and  the  New  York  Institute  of 
Stomatology;  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society,  of  which  he  was 
two  years  its  President,  1899- 1900,  becoming  an  Active  member  in 
1885;  for  eleven  years  he  was  also  Treasurer,  1886-1897;  Anniversary 
Orator  in  1887.  A  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the 
United  States;  a  life  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  x-Yssocia- 
tion;  Vice-President  of  the  latter  in  1893,  and  elected  president  June 
25,  1894  and  was  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Vermont  State  Dental 
Society. 

For  a  period  of  ten  years  he  was  a  useful  member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry,  having  been  appointed 
by  Governor  Greenhalge  in  1896. 

Dr.  Clapp  was  the  author  of  several  papers  read  in  dental  society 
meetings,  and  of  various  articles  appearing  in  the  dental  magazines. 
He  also  contributed  to  the  "American  Text-Book  of  Operative  Den- 
tistry" the  chapter  on  "Combination  Fillings." 

While  perhaps  no  man  had  a  wider  circle  of  professional  acquain- 
tances or  stood  higher  among  them,  yet  his  interest  in  his  profession 
absorbed  only  a  part  of  his  energy  and  sympathies  He  sought  and 
found  companionship  which  nourished  his  devotion  to  art,  literature, 
and  outdoor  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Boston  Art  Club,  the 
University,  the  Oxford  Club  of  Lynn,  the  Appalachian,  and  other 
organizations. 

The  love  of  nature,  especially  in  its  wider  aspects,  was  a  vital 
concern  with  him.  He  was  a  member  of  long  standing  of  the  Megantic 
Fish  and  Game  Club,  and  owned  a  camp  in  the  Maine  woods,  where 
he  was  accustomed  to  spend  a  large  portion  of  each  summer.  When 
professional  duties  kept  him  from  these  longer  trips,  he  found  whole- 
some recreation  in  other  outdoor  sports. 

85 


In  the  locality  of  his  activities,  his  energy  and  capacity  in  the  mat- 
ters which  concerned  his  professional  relations  to  dentistry  and  to 
his  state  were  well  known,  with  their  splendid  fruition.  There  too, 
was  especially  known  and  appreciated  the  fact  that  he  was  not  nar- 
rowed in  mind  by  his  interest  in  his  special  vocation,  but  was  one 
whose  outlook,  as  testified  to  by  the  various  avocational  fields  he 
cultivated,  marked  him  out  as  sustaining  a  robust,  all-round  relation 
to  the  world  of  humanity,  including  its  social  aspects,  its  literary 
and  artistic  products,  its  recreations,  and  its  natural  environments. 
But  his  personal  influence  upon  dentistry  of  his  time  belongs  to  the 
entire  profession. 

It  was  a  source  of  great  satisfaction  to  Dr.  Clapp  that  his  only  son 
made  choice  of  his  father's  profession,  and  the  resultant  association 
in  practice  was  fruitful  of  happiness  to  both. 

In  1872,  Dr.  Clapp  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  Josephine  Simonds, 
daughter  of  Henry  Simonds,  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  the  fruit  of  this  union 
being  two  children,  a  son  and  daughter. 

The  daughter  Ethel,  died  at  the  age  of  six  years;  the  son,  already 
referred  to  was  Howard  Clapp,  D.M.D.,  of  Boston,  who  died  March  10, 
1913.  At  his  summer  home  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  on  September  18,  1906, 
Dr.  Clapp  passed  to  the  Great  Unknown  from  cardiac  disease,  leaving 
a  widow  and  son. 


JOHN  FRANCIS  ADAMS 

Tzventy-first  President 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  September 
29,  1838,  being  the  son  of  Oliver  and  Zilpah  (Sawyer)  Adams. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  Boston  public  schools,  he 
then  entered  upon  the  study  of  dentistry  with  Dr.  Edmund  Blake, 
later  removing  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  in  1858,  and  associated  himself 
with  Dr.  Oliver  F.  Harris  for  about  eight  years,  and  on  Dr.  Harris 
leaving  Worcester,  Dr.  Adams  succeeded  to  the  practice,  until  May, 
1904,  when  he  was  striken  with  paralysis. 

It  was  in  1884-1885  and  1886-1887  that  Dr.  Adams  served  the  dental 
department  of  Harv^ard  University  as  Clinical  Instructor  in  Operative 
Dentistry. 

In  1877,  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society,  of  which  he  was 
a  member,  elected  him  President,  and  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society,  which  he  originally  joined  in  1867,  made  him  the  twenty- 
first  President  on  December  12,  1884. 

Dr.  Adams  was  also  President  of  the  old  New  England  Dental 
Society  in  1892. 

From  1875  to  1903,  Dr.  Adams  was  an  Active  fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science  and  was  made  an  Honorary  fellow  the 
latter  year  named. 

Dr.  Adams  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Quinsigamond  Boat 
Club  and  the  Commonwealth  Club  of  Worcester. 

On  July  25,  i860.  Dr.  Adams  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ellen 
J.  Wilson,  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  the  fruit  of  this  union  being  three 
sons  and  one  daughter. 

March  21,  1910,  in  Falmouth,  Mass.,  there  passed  from  this  earth 
Dr.  John  Francis  Adams,  after  years  of  illness,  leaving  a  widow,  and 
the  number  of  children  above  named,  viz:  Philip  W.,  Walter  S.,  and 
John  W.  Adams.,  and  Mrs.  Harrison  W.  Davis,  a  daughter. 

87 


STEPHEN  GIFFORD  STEVENS,  D.D.S. 

Twenty-second  President. 

Stephen  Gifford  Stevens,  was  of  Scotch  ancestry  on  his  father's 
side  and  of  EngHsh  descent  on  his  mother's  side;  son  of  Isaiah  and 
Mary  Varney  (Hall)  Stevens,  born  in  Brooks,  Maine,  December  4, 
1844. 

His  father  was  born  in  Windham,  Maine,  November  27,  1809,  and 
died  December  10,  1885,  while  his  mother  was  born  in  Norway, 
Maine,  April  21,  1815,  and  died  June  3,  1859. 

Dr.  Stevens  was  the  only  son  and  third  child  of  a  family  of  six 
children,  the  others  being  daughters. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  in  the  early  '6o's,  he  enlisted  as  a 
soldier,  being  a  member  of  Company  D,  New  York  Frontier  Cavalry. 

He  began  his  professional  career  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  while  prac- 
ticing dentistry  attended  lectures  at  the  Boston  Dental  College, 
graduating  with  the  class  of  1877. 

Soon  after  this  he  bought  the  practice  of  Dr.  S.  R.  Robbins,  and 
moved  to  175  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  where  he  continued  for  many 
years,  afterward  removing  to  2  Commonwealth  Avenue,  where  he 
was  in  practice  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise. 

In  his  chosen  profession  Dr.  Stevens  filled  many  offices  of  honor 
and  responsibility.  He  was  a  trustee  and  auditor  of  the  Boston 
Dental  College  for  many  years. 

He  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  June  6,  1878,  and 
on  December  9,  1885,  was  elected  its  twenty-second  President;  and 


was  President  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  in  1893;  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  as  well  as  of  the 
Alumni  Association  of  the  Boston  and  Tufts  College  Dental  School. 
He  was  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science,  and  also 
a  member  of  the  Boston  Society  of  Dental  Improvement. 

Students  always  found  him  a  firm  friend  and  adviser.  In  the 
conduct  of  the  college  he  was  a  strong  advocate  of  whatever  seemed 
best  to  him  for  a  sound  professional  education.  His  nature  was  that 
of  a  strong,  sincere,  and  positive  man,  and  this  quality  gained  for 
him  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 

Dr.  Stevens'  death  came  suddenly  from  apoplexy,  and  occurred  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  September  5,  1904,  leaving  a  widow,  Helen  Elizabeth 
Stevens. 


89 


EDWARD  BIGLEOW  HITCHCOCK,  M.D.,  D.M.D. 

Twenty-third  President. 

Edward  Bigelow  Hitchcock,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a  son  of 
the  late  Hon.  David  K.  and  Abbie  H.  (Barnes)  Hitchcock,  and  born 
in  Newton,  Mass.,  February  5,  1854. 

His  early  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city,  arid  afterwards  he  studied  at  the  Phillips  Andover  (Mass.) 
Academy. 

In  1874,  he  entered  the  dental  department  of  Harvard  University, 
graduating  in  the  class  of  1877  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. ;  subse- 
quently, in  1878,  he  received  from  Dartmouth  College  the  medical 
degree  of  M.D. 

Dr.  Hitchcock  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni 
Association  from  1875  to  1900,  and  also  of  the  Harvard  Odonto- 
logical  Society  from  1880  to  1899. 

He  had  been  Corresponding  Secretary,  Anniversary  Orator,  mem- 
ber of  the  Executive  Committee,  and  in  1880,  was  elected  President, 
and  later  was  made  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Society. 

On  December  12,  1878,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  serving  as  second  and  first  Vice-Presidents  respec- 
tively, and  finally  was  elected  twenty- third  President  on  December 
6,  1886;  later  as  a  councillor  in  said  Society  from  the  Metropolitan 
District,  and  also  filled  many  committee  appointments. 

He  was  an  Active  Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental 

90 


Science  from  1881  to  day  of  his  death,  and  prominent  in  a  number  of 
other  organizations. 

Dr.  Hitchcock  was  united  in  marriage  to  Lillian  B.  Comstock  in 
1885,  and  his  untimely  end  came  on  January  26,  1900,  from  pulmonary 
tuberculosis,  at  his  home  in  Newton,  Mass.,  a  widow  and  young  son 
surviving. 

The  large  circle  of  devoted  friends  to  whom  his  faithfulness  to  duty 
and  his  professional  skill  had  endeared  him,  miss  the  bright  smile 
and  cheerful  disposition  which  characterized  him,  and  long  will  re- 
member the  exemplary  fortitude  he  displayed  during  his  last  illness. 


91 


HORATIO  COOK  MERIAM,  D.M.D. 

Twenty-fourth  President. 

Horatio  Cook  Meriam  was  the  son  of  Horatio  Cook  and  Esther 
(Lewis)  Meriam,  and  born  in  Tewksbury,  Mass..  March  20,  1849. 

His  father  was  born  in  Concord,  Mass.,  in  the  house  situated  at 
what  is  known  as  Meriam's  Corner  of  Revolutionary  fame.  The 
father  was  by  profession  a  lawyer,  and  for  a  time  was  assessor  of  the 
Port  of  Boston, a  young  man  of  literary  tastes  and  wrote  important 
articles  for  various  periodicals. 

His  mother  was  Esther  Lewis,  of  Canton,  Mass.  The  family  on 
both  sides  came  to  this  country  from  County  Kent  in  England,  thus 
will  be  seen  the  characteristics  of  father  in  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  district  school  ofTewskbury 
and  later,  for  a  short  time,  in  a  school  in  Lowell,  but  he  always  said 
that  in  his  boyhood  his  best  learning  was  directly  from  his  talented 
father. 

In  the  year  1870,  he  entered  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  leaving 
it  the  following  year  to  enter  the  office  of  Dr.  John  H.  Batchelder, 
of  Salem,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  In  September  1873, 
he  re-entered  the  dental  school,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1874  with 
the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

He  also  gained  knowledge  in  the  office  of  the  late  Dr.  Gustavus  A. 
Gerry  of  Lowell. 

He  joined  the  Harvard  Dental  School  Alumni  Association  and 
was  Vice-President  in  1877,  and  became  President  in  1879-1880. 

92 


Dr.  Meriam  was  appointed  Clinical  Instructor  in  Operative  Den- 
tistry in  Harvard  University  in  1884- 1885,  and  served  as  Instructor 
in  Operative  Dentistry  from  1885-1889. 

He  was  an  able  and  popular  instructor  as  the  writer  can  testify, 
having  been  a  student  under  Dr.  Meriam. 

Dr.  Meriam  was  a  member  of  many  organizations,  in  all  of  which 
he  was  an  earnest  worker.  In  most  of  the  local  societies  he  had  held 
many  offices,  including  the  presidency. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society  and  was 
Anniversary  Orator  in  1883,  and  President  1886-1887  ^-^d  1888-1889; 
having  been  elected  a  second  time  after  an  interregnum  of  a  year 
between  his  first  and  second  terms. 

He  was  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Odontological  Society  of  Great 
Britain,  a  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the  United 
States,  of  the  Essex  County  and  of  the  Lynn  Dental  Societies,  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Dental  Science;  librarian  of  the  latter  1881- 
1888,  Vice-President  1908-1909,  and  President  1909-1910. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  having 
joined  December  11,  1874,  and  had  held  all  the  important  offices 
in  the  Society,  including  the  presidency,  having  been  elected  as  the 
twenty-fourth,  December  9,  1887.  He  afterwards  served  on  numer- 
ous committees  and  was  a  Councillor  from  the  ^Metropolitan  District 
Dental  Society,  1905-1910  inclusive. 

He  was  an  associate  member  of  the  Ne\^  York  Institute  of  Stoma- 
tolog}',  and  an  Honorary  member  of.  both  the  Connecticut  Valley 
Dental  Society  and  the  Maine  Dental  Society. 

Among  other  organizations,  other  than  dental,  in  which  he  held 
membership,  were  the  Essex  Institute;  the  Essex  County  Association; 
the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  and  the  Massachusetts  Reform 
Club,  and  the  Salem  Light  Infantry  Veterans  Association. 

These  show  his  interest  in  science,  and  in  the  cultivation  of  flowers 
and  fruits,  of  which  he  had  a  large  garden,  and  in  good  citizenship. 

On  September  12,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Edith  Worcester 
of  Salem,  by  whom  he  had  five  sons,  the  fourth  of  whom  bears  his 
father's  name  and  is  now  (191 2)  studing  dentistry  in  the  junior  class 
of  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  and  is  to  follow  his  father's  profession. 

Dr.  Meriam  was  a  fluent  speaker  and  writer,  as  the  dental  journals 
and  published  proceedings  of  various  dental  societies  will  confirm. 
He  was  a  genial,  wholesouled  gentleman  of  extremely  sensitive  nature 
and  a  genius  in  man\'  ways,  having  devised  numerous  appliances, 
materials  and  ways  of  operating  for  the  benefit  of  his  patients. 

A  man  of  great  ability  as  a  dentist,  he  freely  gave  in  cordial  help- 
fulness to  others  what  he  had  obtained.  He  had  rare  literary  taste 
and  acquaintance,  and  in  speaking  had  command  of  a  wealth  of 
appropriate  quotations.  His  whole  life  was  industrious,  earnest, 
faithful,  clean,  upright,  christian. 

His  spirit  passed  "over  the  river"  on  August  11,  191 1,  at  his  home 
in  Salem,  Mass.,  due  to  heart  disease,  from  which  he  suffered  for  two 
months. 

93 


GUSTAVUS  ADOLPHUS  GERRY,  D.D.S. 

Twenty-fifth  President. 

Gustavus  Adolphus  Gerry,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son 
of  John  and  Caroline  (Lawrence)  Gerry,  and  born  in  Harvard,  Mass., 
June  22,  1831. 

He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools,  and  later 
in  the  Groton  Academy,  and  then  began  the  study  of  dentistry  with 
Dr.  Fitch,  of  Clinton,  Mass.,  in  1857;  afterwards  entering  the  Boston 
Dental  College  and  graduating  in  the  class  of  1874  with  the  D.D.S. 
degree. 

Dr.  Gerry  commenced  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  Gardner,  Mass., 
removing  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1857,  where  he  continued  until  his 
demise. 

He  was  affiliated  with  several  dental  societies,  among  others  the 
New  England  Dental  Society,  of  which  he  was  at  one  time  President, 
and  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  June  11, 
1864,  and  elected  twenty-fifth  President  of  same  on  December  14, 1888. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science 
in  1888  and  continued  the  same  to  the  date  of  his  decease. 

In  187 1,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  old  Merrimack  Valley, 
Dental  Association,  after  having  served  as  the  first  Recording  Secretary 
for  six  years. 

Dr.  Gerry's  political  activities  were  not  a  few,  for  he  served  the 
City  of  Lowell  in  the  Common  Council  1867- 1868,  the  last  year  as 

94 


President  of  that  body,  and  in  187 1,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen.  From  1887  to  the  day  of  his  death  he  was  a  member 
of  the  School  Committee. 

Dr.  Gerry  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of 
the  Odd  Fellows  fraternity. 

On  January  29,  1861,  he  was  united  in  marriage  at  Lowell  to  Miss 
Francis  Crowell  of  that  city,  and  his  death  occurred  in  Lowell  on 
October  24,  1890,  from  cancer  of  the  stomach.  A  widow  and  two 
sons  survived  him;  Dr.  George  Henry  Gerry  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
and  Dr.  Arthur  Crowell  Gerry  of  Lowell,  both  followers  in  their 
father's  profession. 


95 


ROBERT  ROBBINS   ANDREWS,   A.M.,   D.D.S.,   F.R.M.S.  . 

Twenty-sixth  President. 

Robert  Robbins  Andrews,  son  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Jerusha 
Baker  (Robbins)  Andrews,  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  August  7,  1844. 
His  father  was  a  Custom  House  officer  and  his  great-grandfather  was 
Robert  Lash,  a  friend  of  Paul  Revere.  He  was  a  ship  builder,  con- 
tempory  with  John  Hart,  the  builder  of  the  old  frigate  ''  Constitu- 
tion." He  was  also  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  whose  sufferings'  as  a 
prisoner  of  war  in  the  old  mill  prison  in  England,  are  a  tradition  among 
his  descendents  to-day.  His  son,  Robert  Lash,  of  Chelsea,  Mass., 
commanded  the  Knights  Templar  at  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of 
Bunker  Hill  Monument. 

Robert  Robbins  Andrew's  mother's  father,  Joseph  Robbins,  was  the 
first  shell-comb  maker  in  this  country.  He  came  from  England,  and 
settled  in  Newbury,  now  Newton,  Mass.  He  was  said  to  be  an  artist 
in  his  work,  and  I  am  told  that  many  of  the  antique  shell  combs 
prized  by  the  old  families  are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

His  son.  Dr.  Robert  L.  Robbins,  the  uncle  and  the  preceptor  of 
Robert,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  practiced  dentistry  for  over  forty 
years  in  Boston,  and  carved  all  the  teeth  he  used. 

Young  Robert  was  the  fourth  of  five  boys.  His  father  died  when 
he  was  four  years  old.  His  eldest  brother  was  the  late  Rev.  C.  D. 
Andrews,  D.D.,  of  Christ  Church,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  who  died  in  1907. 

96 


He  also  has  two  sisters,  the  oldest,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Denison,  a  well-known 
writer  and  author  of  many  books.  She  wrote  "That  Husband  of 
Mine,"  that  had  a  sale  of  over  three  hundred  thousand  copies. 

She  has  written  many  poems  and  stories  for  magazines,  and  is 
still  writing,  although  over  eighty  years  of  age. 

Young  Andrews'  early  boyhood  was  spent  in  Chelsea,  Mass., 
Washington,  D.  C,  Camden,  N.  J.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  in  Hyde 
Park,  Mass.  He  attended  the  common  schools  in  each  city.  To 
learn  dentistry  he  served  seven  years  with  his  uncle.  Dr.  R.  L.  Robbins, 
of  Boston,  from  the  time  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age  until  he  was 
twenty-one. 

He  served  two  years  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War,  as  a  private 
soldier  and  as  an  officer.  He  entered  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  autumn 
of  1862,  in  Company  H,  Forty-seventh  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  and 
came  home  as  a  sergeant.  He  again  enlisted  in  Company  3,  Sixtieth 
Massachusetts  Volunteers,  as  a  Lieutenant,  and  was  acting  on  the 
staff  as  acting  quartermaster  or  adjutant  almost  the  whole  time 
he  was  in  the  regiment.  He  was  under  General  Butler  and  General 
Banks,  serving  from  the  fall  of  1862  to  1864. 

He  graduated  from  the  Boston  Dental  College  in  1875,  paying 
his  college  fees  the  last  year  by  demonstrating  dental  embryology 
to  his  classmates;  after  graduating  and  receiving  the  degree  of  D.D.S., 
he  was  made  Professor  of  Dental  Histology,  and  taught  for  seven  years, 
and  was  one  of  the  college  trustees  for  many  years. 

His  first  year  of  practice  was  in  Boston,  he  also  had  an  office  in 
Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  where  he  practiced  two  days  in  the  week.  Early 
in  1869,  he  located  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession there  ever  since.  In  1892,  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of 
A.M.  from  Dartmouth  College,  in  recognition  of  his  research  work  in 
dental  embryology.  Has  been  deeply  interested  in  microscopical 
work  for  over  thirty  years,  and  has  done  much  original  research  work 
along  this  line  and  made  many  valuable  contributions  on  this  topic 
to  our  literature.  He  wrote  the  chapter  entitled  "The  Embryology 
of  the  Dental  Tissues"  for  the  first  and  second  edition  of  Kirk's 
"American  Text-Book  of  Operative  Dentistry." 

He  was  honorary  secretary  from  the  United  States  to  the  Inter- 
national Medical  Congress,  at  Berlin  in  1890. 

Dr.  Andrews  was  elected  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Microscopical 
Society  of  Great  Britain,  May,  1895,  '^^d  is  a  corresponding  member 
of  the  Microscopical  Society  of  Belgium,  and  of  several  other  similar 
organizations,  and  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  Microscopy 
and  Bacteriology,  World's  Columbian  Dental  Congress,  Chicago,  1892; 
honorary  chairman  of  the  section  of  Oral  and  Dental  Surgery,  Pan- 
American  Medical  Congress,  1892. 

Dr.  Andrews  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society 
in  1873,  and  was  elected  as  the  twenty-sixth  President  on  December 
12,  1889.  He  has  been  the  recipient  of  many  other  honors:  having 
served  as  President  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society  in  1888; 
also  the  same  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  in  1893-1895, 

97 


and  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association  in  1882,  and  has 
served  on  numerous  committees  of  the  foregoing  organizations. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Dental  Improvement  Society;  the 
section  on  Stomatology  of  the  American  Medical  Association;  and  is 
an  honorary  member  of  the  New  York  Odontological  Society;  honor- 
ary member  of  the  New  York  Institute  of  Stomatology;  the  New 
Jersey  State  Dental  Society. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Art  Club  (having  been  a  member  for 
more  than  twenty-five  years),  the  University  Club  of  Boston,  and 
Colonial  Club  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

In  1867,  he  invented  a  mallet  for  condensing  gold  in  filling  teeth. 
In  1899,  he  was  elected  to  the  trusteeship  of  Tufts  College  Dental 
School. 

Dr.  Andrews  was  married  in  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  September  14, 
1870,  to  Mary  Emily  LeSeur,  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Horatio  LeSeur, 
a  former  well-known  dentist  in  Boston,  where  he  practiced  dentistry 
for  forty  years.  The  fruit  of  this  union  are  two  daughters  and  two 
sons. 

Dr.  Andrews  is  a  Republican  in  national  politics,  but  non-partisan 
in  city  affairs.     He  attends  the  Congregational  Church. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  military  order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  (elected 
in  1897)  of  the  Massachusetts  Commandery. 

He  is  a  connoisseur  in  art  and  ivory  Japanese  carvings,  etc.,  and 
formerly  was  a  member  of  the  Warren  Literary  Association,  and  of 
the  Mercantile  Library  Association  of  Boston.  He  has  written 
several  dramatic  plays,  and  is  a  poet  of  no  mean  parts,  having  written 
several  poems,  showing  him  to  be  a  many-sided  and  talented  man. 


GEORGE  FRANKLIN  EAMES,  M.D.,  D.D.S. 

Twenty-seventh  President 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  George  Franklin  Fames,  was  born  in 
Swanville,  Maine,  May  26, 1854,  the  son  of  FrankHn  Prince  and  Abigail 
(Howe)  Fames. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  Belfast,  Maine,  graduating 
from  the  high  school,  and  from  the  Eastern  State  Normal  School  in 
1875.  For  four  years  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Maine, 
and  held  the  chair  of  Natural  Science  at  E.  M,  C.  Seminary,  Bucksport, 
Maine,  for  three  years. 

In  1877,  he  received  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  from  the  Philadelphia 
Dental  College;  and  the  M.D.  from  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in 
1882;  afterward  taking  a  post-graduate  course  in  the  Boston  City 
Hospital,  and  the  London  (England)  Throat  Hospital. 

Dr.  Fames  practiced  general  medicine  in  Philadelphia  for  two  years 
and  in  Bucksport,  Maine,  for  three  years. 

He  was  lecturer  on  First  Aid  to  the  Injured  at  the  Boston  Young 
Mens'  Christian  Association  from  1884  to  1888  and  from  1890  to  1900; 
he  was  professor  of  pathology  and  therapeutics  at  the  Boston  Dental 
College  from  1889  to  1899  inclusive,  and  he  was  also  lecturer  at  the 
Tufts  College  Medical  School  from  1892  to  1894  on  laryngology. 

Dr.  Fames  was  elected  June  5,  1884,  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  elected  in  December  1886,  Secretary,  resigning 
in  December,  1888;  on  July  9,  1891,  he  was  elected  President,  as  its 
twenty-seventh. 

99 


He  was  Vice-President  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science 
from  1899  to  1900.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion and  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  section  on  Stomatology.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  and  an  active 
fellow  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Association. 

We  also  find  him  an  honorary  member  of  the  Maine  Dental  Society. 

He  is  the  author  of  "The  Practice  of  Dental  Medicine,"  1899, 
and  other  professional  treatises.  He  is  somewhat  of  a  genius,  having 
invented  numerous  dental  and  surgical  instruments. 

Dr.  Eames  has  retained  a  lucrative  practice  in  Boston  since  1883. 


100 


JOSIAH  WARREN  BALL,  D.D.S. 

Twenty-eighth  President 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Josiah  Warren  Ball,  was  the  son  of 
Josiah  and  Elmira  (Fales)  Ball,  and  born  in  Holden,  Mass.,  June 
28,  1841. 

Young  Ball  was  educated  in  the  Holden  High  School,  and  later 
studied  dentistry  under  Joseph  N.  Tourtelotte,  M.D.,  of  Worcester, 
Mass.,  afterward  going  to  Alabama,  and  was  associated  with  his 
brother.  Dr.  S.  Ball,  for  three  years.  He  then  removed  to  Boston  and 
entered  the  Boston  Dental  College,  graduating  from  that  institution 
in  the  class  of  1870,  receiving  the  degree  of  D.D.S.,  and  received  the 
appointment  of  assistant  demonstrator  of  Operative  Dentistry,  and  in 
187 1  was  made  demonstrator  of  Operative  and  Clinical  Dentistry, 
serving  until  1875. 

Dr.  Ball  served  in  the  Civil  War  from  1 861- 1865  in  the  Third 
Battalion,  Massachusetts  Militia,  First  and  Second  Cavalry  regiments, 
and  was  promoted  to  a  lieutenancy.  All  through  the  war  he  was 
carried  on  the  army  rolls  under  the  name  of  Warren  J.  Ball. 

Dr.  Ball  married,  first,  Elizabeth  B.  Farrington,  of  Roxbury,  Mass., 
who  died  during  the  first  year  of  their  marriage,  while  traveling 
abroad.  In  October,  1879,  for  the  second  time  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage, on  this  occasion  to  Edna  E.  Smith,  of  St.  John,  New  Brunswick. 

Dr.  Ball  was  affiliated  with  the  New  England  Dental  Society, 
and  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  April  11,  187 1, 
and  was  elected  July  7,  1892,  as  its  twenty-eighth  President. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Associa- 
tion, of  the  Loyal  Legion,  Soldiers  Historical  and  Benevolent  Society, 
and  the  Boston  Art  CMub. 

lOI 


WASHBURN  EDWARD  PAGE,  D.M.D. 

Twenty-ninth  President. 

Washburn  Edward  Page,  the  son  of  Edward  and  Rebecca  Jane 
(Wright)  Page,  was  born  in  Leominster,  Mass.,  August  2,  1853. 

His  early  education  was  received  in  the  grammar  and  high  schools 
of  Charlestown,  Mass.  Soon  after  leaving  these  schools  he  began  the 
study  of  dentistry  with  his  father  and  later  entered  the  Harvard 
Dental  School  (in  1874),  and  graduated  in  1877  with  the  degree  of 
D.M.D. 

Dr.  Page  became  afi&liated  with  many  societies,  among  others  were 
the. Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association,  of  which  he  was  Treasurer 
from  1880  to  1897,  a  period  of  seventeen  years. 

For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological 
Society  and  its  Corresponding  Secretary  from  1879  to  1880,  and  Presi- 
dent 1878-1879,  and  Treasurer  from  1883-1886.  Also  a  member  of 
the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the  United  States. 

He  was  President  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  in  1891, 
and  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  of  the  National 
Dental  Association,  and  was  elected  on  December  13,  1877,  a  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  its  Secretary  from  1879  to 
1886,  and  on  June  9,  1893,  he  was  elected  its  twenty-ninth  President. 

He  married,  first,  Adelia  C.  Waite,  of  South  Boston,  Mass.,  and  on 
March  16,  1909,  Miss  Mabel  Littion  French,  of  Boston. 

Dr.  Page  has  been  an  active  and  energetic  worker  in  the  dental 
societies,  and  also  on  behalf  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School  in  aid  of 
raising  funds  for  same. 


JOSEPH  KING  KNIGHT,  B.A.,  D.C.D.,  D.M.D. 

Thirtieth  President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Joseph  King  Knight,  was  born  in  Newark, 
Ohio,  September  14,  1849,  being  the  son  of  James  and  Martha  (King) 
Knight. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  Newark 
and  later  (1869- 1869)  he  attended  Dartmouth  College,  receiving  the 
A.B.  degree  as  of  1872;  and  Cornell  University  in  1870-1872. 

He  entered  the  Boston  Dental  College  subsequently,  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1883,  with  the  degree  of  D.C.D.,  and  in  1906  the  Tufts 
College  Dental  School  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Knight  was  professor  of  Prosthodontia  in  the  Boston  Dental 
College,  and  also  in  Tufts  College  Dental  School  since  1888. 

Dr.  Knight  was  married  in  Hyde  Park,  Mass.,  where  he  resides, 

to  L Angeline  Leseur,  daughter  of  Dr.  Horatio  Leseur,  one  of 

the  early  Boston  dentists,  on  April  16,  1873,  and  three  children  have 
been  born  to  them;  one,  a  son,  Joseph  King  Knight,  Jr.,  A.B. ,  D.M.D,, 
is  associated  with  his  father  in  his  profession. 

On  June  5,  1884,  Dr.  Knight  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  was  elected  the  thirtieth  President  on  June  7, 
1894,  and  it  was  during  his  incumbency  of  the  office  that  the  Society 
was  divided  into  seven  districts,  and  it  was  his  handiwork  which 
drew  the  first  draft  of  the  then  new  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

He  was  elected  corresponding  secretary  of  the  American  Academy  of 

103 


decdoli^"^''''^  '"^  '^°^'  ^^'^''''^  ^'"  ^^^'  '^'^'  '^^^'^  ^^  '■^^'''^'^  '■^- 
He  is  also  a  past  presiding  officer  of  the  Boston  Dental  Alumni 
Association;  a  member  of  the  Roxbury  Dental  Club;  the  Hyde  Park 
Masonic  Lodge;  the  Knights  of  Pythias;  Beta  Theta  Pi;  and  many 
other  organizations,  and  has  held  a  prominent  position  in  the  official 
lite  of  church  and  town.. 


104 


GEORGE  ARTHUR  MAXFIELD,  D.D.S. 

Thirty-first  President 

George  Arthur  Maxfield,  the  son  of  Arthur  L- — —  and  Orissa 
(Anderson)  Maxfield,  was  born  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.,  October 
29,  1848.  On  his  father's  side  he  is  a  direct  descendant  of  Samuel 
Windsley,  one  of  the  twelve  men  who  obtained  the  grant  to  begin  a 
plantation  at  Merrimack,  Mass.,  in  1638. 

In  1854,  Dr.  Maxfield's  father  with  his  family  removed  to  Holyoke 
and  his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city. 

He  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1879,  and  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.,  in  1881,  and  established  himself  in  practice 
in  Holyoke  in  1883. 

He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
June  6,  1883,  and  has  attended  every  annual  meeting  since  that  date. 
On  June  6,  1895,  Dr.  Maxfield  was  elected  its  thirty-first  President. 
As  first  Vice-President  he  was  one  of  three  members  who  planned  the 
reorganization  of  the  Society  into  seven  districts  and  the  drafting 
of  the  then  new  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

For  eleven  years  he  was  Secretary  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental 
Society  till  its  merger  with  the  New  England  Dental  Society  (of  which 
latter  he  was  also  a  member)  into  the  present  Northeastern  Dental 
Association  in  1895. 

He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  New  Hampshire,  Vermont  and 
Connecticut  Dental  Societies,  and  also  several  dental  societies  out- 
side New  England,  such  as  the  Delaware,  etc. 


He  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Board  of  Reg- 

Btration  in  Dentistr\"  bv  the  late  Governor  Roger  Walcott,  in  1897, 
to  fill  the  \-acancv  caused  by  the  death  of  Dr.  E.  V.  McLeod,  of  New 
Bedford,  who  died  on  December  24,  oi  that  year;  and  had  served 
for  over  fourteen  years,  on  said  board,  when  he  retired  in  May,  1Q13. 

Dr.  Maxfield  has  written  many  papers  on  dental  subjects  which 
have  been  published  ia  the  dental  journals. 

He  also  has  invented  several  dental  appliances,  and  was  joint 
inventor,  with  Dr.  Newton  Morgan,  of  the  Morgan-Maxfield  Disk 
Mandrel,  which  for  its  srmphcity  and  utib'ty  has  become  one  of  the 
standard  dental  appliances. 

Dr.  Maxlield  was  married  to  EHzabeth  R.  Bennett,  of  Holyoke,  in 
1871,  who  died  in  1882,  and  married,  ia  1885,  Martha  H.  Currier 
of  Holyoke.  By  this  union  they  had  one  child,  a  son  who  died  ia 
rgoQ,  when  nine  jrears  of  age. 

Dr.  Maxfield  is  an  associate  member  of  the  New  York  Institute  of 
Stomatology. 

Dr.  Maxfield  has  labored  industriously  and  intelligently  to  elevate 
the  standard  of  professional  life  by  active  hard  work  in  the  various 
dental  societies  of  which  he  is  a  member. 


ro6 


WALDO  ELLAS  BOARD^LAN,  D.M.D. 
Thirty-second  President 

Waldo  Elias  Boardman  was  the  son  of  EHas  and  Saxah  Haitshom 
(Hoi^diis)  Boardmaa,  and  honi  in  Saoo,  Maine,  Septanbo- 1, 1851. 

E^  received  his  eariy  education  in  the  pnUic  sdiods  of  fab  native 
dty;  and  the  Bryant  and  Stratton  Business  College  of  Portland, 
Maine. 

ELe  descmded  original^  from  William  Bcxdman  of  Cambci^gc, 
KngianH,  who  setded  in  Camlxii^e,  Ma^u  (in  New  Ei^and)  widi 
his  motbfT  and  stqifather  (her  seocnd  husband).  Sbtghea  Day,  who 
was  the  first  CamlHJk^e  pnater, 

WHUam  was  prclbablty  bom  in  1614,  was  freeman  in  Cambrid^ 
Mass.,  in  1652,  and  came  from  London,  England,  in  the  ^bip  Jidm,  in 
1638.  WnUam's  iztber  was  Andrew  Bordman  ci  Cambo^e,  ¥Jog- 
land.  \l'illiam  died  ^larch  25,  1685,  aged  71  yeais.  He  was  a  tailor, 
steward  and  cook  of  Har%'aid  CoOege.  He  left  dj^  cinldren,  five 
sons  and  three  dau^ters;  a  son,  Andrew,  succeeded  his  father  as 
oolkge  coc^  and  mai^ged  the  office  ot  steward;  another  son  sncpeeded 
as  ocrfkge  cook  and  steward;  thus  this  position  remained  m  the  famity 
one  hundred  years.  A  nephew,  Andrew,  also  succeeded  to  said  office 
in  1703.  and  held  it  for  forty-four  years.  He  was  town  ckfk  of  Cam- 
bridge. Mass.,  for  thirty-ooe  successive  yean,  town  treasorcr  for 
thirty-sLr  successive  years,  from  1701;  «jertman  for  eightim  years. 
between  1706  and  r732;  representative,  r7i9  and  1720;  and  died  >Iay 
30,  i747<  aged  76  yeaF&. 

On  his  mother's  side  young  Waldo  descended  from  Capt.  Jonathan 

107 


Poole,  the  noted  Indian  fighter,  who  was  appointed  October,  1671, 
quartermaster,  and  in  May,  1674,  Cornet  of  the  "Three  County 
Troop,"  and  held  that  office  when  the  war  broke  out  in  1675. 

The  monument  of  Capt.  John  Parker  on  Lexington  (Mass.) 
Common,  is  commemorative  of  another  ancestor  on  his  mother's 
side  of  the  family. 

Young  Waldo  first  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  with  his 
father,  in  his  native  city,  in  1869.  In  1871  he  came  to  Boston  to  engage 
in  a  professional  line,  that  of  patent  sohcitor  and  council  in  patent 
causes,  in  which  he  remained  for  nearly  seven  years,  when  his  health 
failed  owing  to  overwork.  After  four  year's  rest  he  entered  the  news- 
paper business,  in  which  he  was  a  partner,  in  New  York  City,  in  the 
publication  of  a  weekly  trade  journal  devoted  to  the  cotton  belt. 

ReHnquishing  his  interest  after  more  than  a  year's  experience,  he 
entered  the  drug  business,  and  later  the  confectionery  business,  in 
which  latter  he  continued  for  two  years;  after  which,  in  1883,  he  en- 
tered the  Dental  Department  of  Harvard  University  and  completing 
the  three  years'  course,  graduated  from  that  institution  on  June  29, 
1886,  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

It  is  more  than  passing  interest  to  note  his  capacity  for  faithful 
work  and  what^he  has  contributed  toward  dental  society  organization. 

He  began  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  1885;  was  instructor  in  opera- 
tive dentistry,  dental  department  of  Harvard  University,  1890- 1900, 
inclusive;  Curator  of  the  Dental  Museum  of  same  institution  from  1891 
to  the  present  time  and  largely  built  it  up  from  a  small  nucleus; 
librarian  of  the  dental  department  in  the  same  institution,  from  1897; 
and  still  holds  the  office  which  he  also  built  up  from  a  handful  of 
books  to  its  present  proportions  of  over  2000  volumes. 

He  has  been  editor  of  the  Quinquennial  Catalogue  of  the  dental 
department,  which  he  started  in  1896,  and  still  holds  the  office. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Administrative  Board  of  the  dental  school 
of  Harvard  University,  having  been  appointed  in  1899,  at  its  organi- 
zation, and  still  holds  the  office. 

On  December  8,  1887,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Dental  Society;  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  from  1889 
to  1894,  inclusive,  and  Secretary  of  said  committee  for  each  year; 
second  Vice-President,  1894;  first  Vice-President,  1895;  and  on  June 
3,  1896,  was  elected  thirty-second  President.  He  was  one  of  the 
three  officers  who  reorganized  the  Society  into  seven  districts  in  1895, 
and  in  drafting  its  then  new  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

He  was  temporary  President  of  the  South  Metropolitan  District 
Dental  Society  at  its  organization  in  1895.  During  that  year  he  also 
organized  the  North  Metropolitan,  -the  North  Eastern,  the  Central, 
and  South  Eastern  District  Dental  Societies. 

He  served  the  South  Metropolitan  District  as  Councillor  to  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society  in  1895  and  1896;  Councillor  ex-officio 
1905-1911  inclusive;  and  again  Councillor  in  1911  for  term  expiring 
in  1916.  He  also  served  as  Treasurer  of  same  district  from  April 
1896  to  191 1  inclusive,  a  period  of  fifteen  years. 


He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society  from  i88g  to  the  present  time,  and  the  past 
ten  years  its  Chairman,  except  during  the  year  1909-1910.  He  was 
its  editor  from  1898-1904.  He  has  served  on  numerous  committees 
each  year  of  the  above-named  Society.  In  1886  he  became  a  member 
of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association  and  life  member  in  1895. 
Was  elected  Secretary  and  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
which  he  held  for  a  period  of  fifteen  years,  or  until  elected  President 
in  June  1910. 

He  was  elected  an  Active  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological 
Society  in  1887,  and  its  Recording  Secretary  and  Chairman  ex-officio 
of  the  Executive  Committee  from  1891  to  1896,  inclusive;  elected 
President  1896,  serving  two  years,  and  in  February  1913,  was  elected 
to  Honorary  ^Membership. 

Elected  an  Active  member,  1897,  of  the  Northeastern  Dental 
Association,  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  Chairman,  1898; 
president  1899- 1900;  member  of  Executive  Committee  and  Chairman 
1901,  1902,  1906  and  1909,  and  a  member  1910.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the  United  States,  and  also 
a  member  of  The  National  Dental  Protective  Association  (19 12), 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  fifteen  trustees. 

In  1899,  he  joined  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  of 
Boston,  and  has  served  as  Recording  Secretary  since  May,  1909,  to 
1914,  when  he  was  elected  vice-president. 

Elected  an  Associate  Member  in  (1905)  of  the  New  York  Institute 
of  Stomatology.  Member  of  the  World's  Columbian  Dental  Congress, 
Chicago,  111.,  1893;  member  of  its  finance  committee  for  State  of 
Massachusetts. 

Member  of  committee  of  fifteen  on  Organization  of  the  Fourth 
International  Dental  Congress,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1904;  was  chairman  of 
the  Publication  of  Proceedings  Committee;  member  of  the  committee 
of  four  on  nomination  of  officers;  member  of  the  Finance  Committee. 

Elected  an  Active  member,  August,  1899,  at  meeting  in  Niagara 
Falls  of  the  National  Dental  Association;  member  of  the  Necrology 
Committee,  1900-1903  inclusive;  member  of  the  Executive  Council, 
1902, 1908-1909;  Vice-President  for  the  East,  1903-1904;  and  President 
i904-i905;andSecretary  of  the  Committee  on  Oral  Hygiene  1911-1912; 
member  of  the  Committee  on  History  since  July,  1905 ;  Vice- Chairman, 
Committee  on  State  and  Local  Societies,  19 10  to  19 13;  Chairman, 
local  Committee  of  Arrangements,  meeting  at  Boston  1908. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council  of  the  Federation  Dentaire 
Internationale  (1909  to  i9i4),andwas  a  member  of  the  Commission 
on  Education  in  August,  1904,  when  he  read  a  paper  before  that 
commission. 

Besides  his  many  Dental  Society  duties,  Dr.  Boardman  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Boston  Art  Club,  1902-1906,  inclusive,  and  a  member  of 
the  Boston  City  Club. 

He  is  a  life  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Society  Sons  of  the 
American    Revolution;  a  member    of    its   Board   of    Managers  for 

109 


three  years;  and  has  been  a  delegate  and  attended  each  convention 
of  the  National  Society  at  Denver,  1907;  Buffalo,  1908;  Baltimore, 
1909;  Toledo,  1910;  Louisville,  Ky.,  1911;  and  Boston,  1912;  at 
Chicago,  i9i3,but  not  present;  member  of  the  Credential  Committee, 
191 1  and  1914,  and  Chairman  in  1912. 

Member  of  the  Boston  Chapter,  Massachusetts  Society  Sons  of 
American  Revolution,  and  a  Director,  1910-1911-1912,  and  elected 
Vice-President,  May,  1913  and  President,  1914. 

He  is  a  life  member  of  the  Bostonian  Society;  life  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Association;  likewise  of  the 
Boston  Young  Men's  Christian  Union,  and  other  kindred  societies; 
the  same  of  Massachusetts  Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

Was  Honorary  President,  Lewis  and  Clark  Dental  Congress,  Port- 
land, Oregon,  July,  1905 ;  and  Honorary  Chairman  of  general  committee 
for  state  of  Massachusetts. 

Vice-President  Jamestown,  Dental  Convention,  Norfolk,  Va., 
Sept.,  1907,  and  chairman  on  Membership  for  Massachusetts. 

Member  and  delegate  of  Fifth  International  Dental  Congress  at 
Berlin,  Germany,  1909. 

Member  New  York  Historical  Society;  National  Geographic 
Society;  Economic  Club  of  Boston;  American  Medical  Association; 
also  of  the  Boston  Athletic  Association,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of 
Boston,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Winthrop  Lodge  B.  P.  O.  Elks.,  No. 
1078;  also  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society. 

His  hobby  in  early  hfe  was  the  subject  of  Lepidoptera  (insects, 
beetles,  etc.)  of  which  he  has  a  fair  collection  which  he  has  preserved 
since  he  was  fifteen  years  old. 

Dr.  Boardman  was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Massachu- 
setts in  1874  by  Lieut.  Gov.  Thomas  Talbot,  and  still  holds  the  com- 
mission; also  appointed  a  Notary  Public  in  1876,  by  Gov.  Alexander 
H.  Rice,  and  still  holds  the  said  commission  of  office. 

Dr.  Boardman  has  been  a  frequent  contributor  to  our  periodical 
Hterature,  and  has  read  many  papers  before  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society,  Harvard  Odontological  Society,  American  Academy  of 
Dental  Science,  the  Dental  Society  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  the 
Federation  Dentaire  Internationale,  and  other  organizations. 

He  has  visited  Europe  on  five  different  occasions.  On  June  15, 
1882,  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Elizabeth  Brown  of  Boston,  and 
resides  at  Winthrop,  Mass. 

He  is  Chairman  of  Executive  Committee  for  Massachusetts  of  the 
Panama-Pacific  Dental  Congress. 

His  practice  has  been  confined  to  Boston,  except  for  a  time  in 
in  Bristol,  England,  in  1889. 

Burton  Lee  Thorpe. 


SIDNEY  SHERWOOD  STOWELL,  D.D.S. 

Thirty-third  President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Sidney  Sherwood  Stowell,  was  the  son 
of  Austin  and  Hyla  Cleopatra  (Watkins)  Stowell,  and  born  in  Peru, 
Massachusetts,  July  12,  1858. 

He  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  and  prepared  for 
college  alone.  In  1879,  ^^  entered  the  ofhce  of  Dr.  Charles  L.  Ander- 
son, of  Springfield,  Mass.,  as  a  student.  In  1882,  he  entered  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  graduated  from  the  dental  depart- 
ment, in  1884,  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

After  graduation,  he  commenced  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  J.  Searle  Hurlbut  of  Springfield;  a  short  time  later, 
wishing  to  be  independent,  he  removed  to  Dalton,  Mass.,  and  opened 
an  office  for  himself,  where  he  remained  one  year  and  thence  removed 
to  Pittsfield,  where  he  has  since  resided,  in  pursuit  of  his  chosen  calling. 

Dr.  Stowell  was  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society; 
of  the  Ninth  International  Medical  Congress,  in  Washington,  D.  "C, 
1887,  where  he  demonstrated  the  "Stowell  Tooth  Crown." 

He  was  a  member  of  the  staff  of  the  New  York  Dental  School  in  1896; 
and  since  that  date  a  corresponding  member  of  the  New  York  First 
District  Dental  Society;  a  member  of  the  New  York  Academy  of 
Medicine.  He  is  also  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Dental  Society  of 
the  State  of  New  York,  and  of  the  New  Hampshire  Dental  Society. 

On  June  7,  1894,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  elected  thirty-third  President,  June  2,  1897. 


Dr.  Stowell  has  given  much  time  and  study  to  aeronautics  and  has 
made  many  ascensions  in  balloons  from  Aero  Park,  Pittsfield,  Mass., 
where  he  is  a  member  and  director  of  the  Pittsfield  Aero  Club.  He 
belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  in  politics  is  a  Republican. 

As  to  religion,  he  is  a  modern  liberal  thinker  and  takes  greater  inter- 
est in  the  "here  and  now"  than  in  the  "was"  and  "perhaps-may-be." 

He  has  been  twice  married,  the  second  time  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
December  23,  1910,  to  Miss  Blanche  Edith  Hulse,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
His  last  engagement  and  marriage  was  very  unique.  While  on  a 
balloon  trip  with  Miss  Hulse  in  1909,  he  proposed  marriage  when  above 
the  clouds  and  was  accepted.  In  his  elation  he  was  prompted  to 
perform  a  feat  fraught  with  great  risk.  He  deflated  the  balloon  at 
5000  feet  altitude  and  parachuted  to  a  landing.  This  adventurous 
act  has  never  been  repeated  by  any  American  balloonist.  Soon 
after  this  ascension  he  married,  as  above  stated.  In  1909,  in  company 
with  Willian  Van  Sleet,  Dr.  Stowell  made  the  longest  balloon  trip 
ever  made  from  Pittsfield,  landing  at  Eastport,  Maine.  Soon  after 
he  gave  up  the  sport. 

Since  writing  this  biography  Dr.  Stowell's  death  has  occurred.  He 
died  May  10,  1914,  in  Pittsfield,  while  riding  on  a  trolley  car  near 
Pontoosuc  Lake.  While  leaning  from  the  car,  he  was  struck  by  a  pole 
carrying  the  overhead  system,  fracturing  his  skull. 


112 


HARRY  SIMMONS  DRAPER,  D.D.S. 

Thirty-fourth  President. 

Harry  Simmons  Draper,  the  son  of  Francis  and  Sarah  EHzabeth 
(Simmons)  Draper,  was  born  in  North  Cambridge,  Mass.,  July  15, 
1863. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the 
Rice  primary,  grammar,  and  English  high  schools  of  Boston,  grad- 
uating in  1879,  receiving  the  Franklin  medal. 

In  1880,  he  began  the  study  of  dentistry  in  the  ofi&ce  of  the  late 
R.  L.  Robbins,  D.D.S. ,  former  treasurer  of  the  Boston  Dental  College; 
later  he  entered  said  institution,  and  graduated  in  1884  with  the  degree 
of  D.D.S. 

He  is  a  member  of  various  organizations,  among  others  that  of  the 
Boston  Society  of  Dental  Improvement  and  for  many  years  its  Secre- 
tary-Treasurer; an  Active  fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental 
Sciences 

He  was  elected,  on  June  24, 1885,  an  Active  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Dental  Society,  and  its  President  on  June  i,  1898. 

A  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  and  an  ex- 
President  of  the  Boston  Dental  College  Alumni  Association,  and 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Boston  Dental  College 
from  1895-1903.  He  was  also  Clinical  Instructor  in  the  same  institu- 
tion, 1885  and  1886. 

Dr.  Draper  was  married  at  AUston,  Mass.,  to  Miss  Fenetta  Moore, 
daughter  of  the  late  General  Hobart  Moore,  on  the  second  day  of 
January,  1893. 

113 


GEORGE  ALBERT  LOWE. 

Thirty-fifth  President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  George  Albert  Lowe,  was  born  in  Rock- 
port,  Mass.,  October  5,  1851. 

Has  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Rock- 
port,  after  which  he  studied  dentistry  in  Gloucester,  Mass.,  with 
Herbert  E.  Dennett,  D.D.S.,  and  John  P.  Dennett,  D.D.S.;  then 
practiced  for  a  while  in  Gloucester,  afterward  removing  to  Rockport, 
where  he  has  continued  with  a  lucrative  practice  to  the  present  day 
in  his  chosen  profession. 

Dr.  Lowe  is  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association, 
and  became  a  junior  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on 
June  9, 1887.  On  June  7, 1899,  ^^  was  chosen  President  of  the  Society, 
the  highest  honor  within  her  gift. 

Dr.  Lowe  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Selectmen  of  Rockport  in 
1881  and  1882;  of  the  School  Committee  from  1892  to  1895;  of  the 
first  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  for  the  town  of  Rockport  in  1893, 
and  was  one  of  the  Water  Commissioners  till  1904. 

He  is  a  member  of  Ashler  Lodge  of  Masons  and  Granite  Lodge  of 
Odd  Fellows;  of  the  latter  he  is  a  Past  Grand,  and  is  Financial  Sec- 
retary at  the  present  time. 

Dr.  Lowe  was  married  to  Emma  Sophia  Manning,  on  September 
28, 1881,  at  Rockport,  Mass.  They  have  two  children,  George  Albert, 
Jr.,  and  Robert  Manning  Lowe. 

114 


JOHN  FRANCIS  DOWSLEY,  D.C.D. 

Thirty-sixth  President. 

John  Francis  Dowsley  was  born  in  St.  Johns,  Newfoundland, 
February  13,  1853.  His  parents  were  Warren  FeHx  Dowsley  and 
Margaret  Beates,  who  were  married  October  21,  1844,  at  St.  Johns. 

It  appears  that  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  baptized  as  John 
Francis  Valentine  Dowsley,  on  February  13,  1853,  his  sponsors 
being  George  Dowsley  and  Dowsley. 

Young  Dowsley's  education  was  obtained  in  St.  Johns  before  his 
migration  to  the  United  States.  His  father,  Felix,  met  a  tragic 
death,  being  "cast  away"  on  an  island  off  the  northern  coast  of  New- 
foundland, and  ice  prevented  any  one  from  reaching  them  (there 
were  several  in  the  party),  they  died  from  cold  and  starvation.  Mr. 
Dowsley  kept  a  diary  of  his  sufferings  up  to  the  moment  of  his  death, 
the  same  being  in  the  possession  of  His  Grace  the  Archbishop  of  St. 
Johns. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  formerly  a  telegrapher,  at  one  time 
located  in  the  old  Tremont  House,  Boston,  and  while  thus  engaged, 
took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  and  prepared  himself  to  enter  the  Boston 
Dental  College  in  1882,  remaining  one  year,  when  he  transferred  to 
the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery  in  1883,  and  graduated 
from  the  latter  institution,  in  the  class  of  1884,  with  the  degree  of 
D.C.D. 

He  then  established  himself  in  Boston,  where  he  has  since  continued 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 


Dr.  Dowsleyisa  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association; 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science;  and  on  July  lo,  1888, 
was  elected  to  Active  membership  in  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
and  on  June  6,  1900,  was  elected  its  thirty-sixth  President,  serving 
one  year. 

In  the  year  1887,  when  the  new  dental  law  for  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts was  enacted,  he  received  an  appointment  as  one  of  the 
five  members  of  the  Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry,  which  he 
has  continuously  held,  down  to  the  present  time,  having  been  its 
chairman  since  1896. 

He  is  a  member  also,  of  the  National  Dental  Association  and  by 
virtue  of  his  membership  on  the  Board  of  Registration,  is  a  member 
of  the  National  Association  of  Dental  Examiners,  having  been  presi- 
dent of  the  latter.  He  has  served  on  various  committees  of  nearly 
all  the  several  societies  mentioned. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  World's  Columbian  Dental  Congress,  at 
Chicago,  111.,  1893,  and  of  the  Fourth  International  Dental  Congress, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1904,  and  of  the  Fifth,  at  Berlin,  Germany,  1909. 

He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Forsyth  Dental  Infirmary,  the  building  for 
which  is  now  in  process  of  construction. 

Dr.  Dowsley  has  been  twice  married.  On  February  4,  1885,  at 
Boston,  he  married  Miss  Mary  A.  Cloney,  who  died  in  said  city, 
November  7,  1899,  leaving  several  children,  among  others  being 
Katherine  Sydney  born  July  3, 1886,  and  Margaret  Bates,  born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1891,  and  one  son. 

On  February  25,  191 1,  Dr.  Dowsley  married  for  the  second  time,  on 
this  occasion  to  Miss  Mary  Isabelle  Ford  of  Boston,  who  died  on 
December  7,  1912. 


116 


FREDERICK  SEARS  FAXON,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D. 

Thirty-seventh  President. 

Frederick  Sears  Faxon  was  the  son  of  William  and  Clarissa  (Sears) 
Faxon,  and  born  in  North  Bridgewater  (now  Brockton),  Mass., 
October  5,  1854. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  North  Bridgewater  (now  Brockton)  and  upon  leaving  the 
high  school  about  the  year  1868,  began  a  business  career  as  a  dry 
goods  clerk  for  three  years,  and  spending  the  next  few  years  as  book- 
keeper in  an  express  office;  as  well  as  in  a  branch  office  in  Boston  of 
the  Manhattan  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and  later  assistant  bookkeeper 
in  the  West  Boston  Savings  Bank,  until  its  failure.  He  then  became 
an  engraver  at  Gurney  Bros,  jewelry  store  in  Brockton,  on  gold  and 
silver,  and  later,  after  a  voyage  at  sea,  which  satisfied  his  boyish 
desire  in  that  direction,  young  Faxon  decided  that  future  responsibil- 
ities demanded  that  he  settle  his  mind  permanently  upon  something 
for  his  life  work,  and  accordingly  chose  dentistry. 

Entering  the  Boston  Dental  College  in  1879,  he  pursued  his  studies 
till  the  year  1881,  when  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.,  and 
then  received  the  appointment  on  the  board  of  clinical  instructors, 
serving  till  1885. 

In  1909,  the  Tufts  College  Dental  School  conferred  upon  him  the 
degree  of  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Faxon  is  a  member  of  numerous  societies,  among  them  is  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  being  elected  to  Active  Membership 

117 


December  8,  1887;  of  which  he  was  the  thirty-seventh  President, 
elected  June  5,  1901. 

He  is  an  Active  fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science, 
being  admitted  in  1908;  and  also  a  member  of  the  Northeastern 
Dental  Association;  of  the  Boston  and  Tufts  College  Dental  Alumni 
Association.  He  is  a  member  and  an  ex-President  of  the  Brockton 
Dental  Society;  and  a  member  of  the  National  Mouth  Hygiene 
Association. 

Apart  from  dentistry,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Paul  Revere  Lodge  of 
Masons;  a  member  of  the  City  Government  of  Brockton  in  1896  and 
1897. 

Dr.  Faxon  is  a  trustee  of  the  Brockton  City  Hospital  and  member 
of  the  executive  committee  for  the  past  five  years.  He  is  a  cl;iarter 
member  of  the  First  Unitarian  Church  of  North  Bridgewater,  and  is 
now  a  member  of  the  standing  committee. 

On  the  famous  "Yellow  day,"  so  called,  September  6,  1881,  Dr. 
Faxon  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary  Althea  Hall,  at  Brockton,  and 
the  fruit  of  this  union  shows  a  boy  and  girl  now  living. 


118 


ANDREW  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN,  D.D.S. 

Thirty-eighth  President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Andrew  Joseph  Flanagan,  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  July  lo,  1866,  and  the  son  of  the  late  Terrence, 
and  the  late  Mary  (McQuade)  Flanagan. 

Young  Flanagan  attended  the  Barrows  grammar  school,  and  the 
Springfield  high  school,  class  of  1885.  After  finishing  his  studies 
at  the  high  school,  he  spent  several  years  in  the  office  of  the  late 
James  E.  O'Brien,  D.D.S.,  of  Springfield,  as  a  dental  student.  He  then 
matriculated  at  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College,  and  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1889  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  During  his  senior  year 
at  the  dental  college,  he  also  pursued  a  special  medical  course  at  the 
Medico-Chirurgical  College  of  the  same  city. 

Dr.  Flanagan  commenced  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  April,  1889, 
in  Springfield,  in  the  Evans  House  block  and  remained  there  four 
months,  after  which  he  removed  to  352  Main  Street,  but  is  now  located 
at  317. 

He  was  appointed  dental  surgeon  to  the  Mercy  Hospital  at  its 
beginning,  and  still  holds  the  position. 

Dr.  Flanagan  is  a  member  of  many  dental  and  scientific  societies, 
among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  following:  New  York  Institute 
of  Stomatology;  National  Dental  Association;  American  Medical 
Association;  Northeastern  Dental  Association;  and  the  old  Connecti- 
cut Valley  Dental  Society.     On  June  7,  1894,  he  was  elected  a  member 

119 


of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  elected  its  thirty-eighth 
President,  June  4,  1902. 

He  is  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Vermont  Dental  Society;  of 
the  Central  Dental  Association  of  New  Jersey;  and  of  the  Connecticut 
State  Dental  Association. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Horace  Wells  Dental  Club  and  Hartford 
Dental  Club,  both  of  Hartford,  Conn.  A  past  president  of  the  New 
England  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College. 
He  was  President  also  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association  in  1901, 
and  has  held  several  chairmanships  in  the  sections  of  the  National 
Association. 

He  has  also  been  a  generous  contributor  to  the  good  work  of  these 
various  societies  by  serving  on  various  committees  and  presenting 
many  clinics  and  essays  relating  to  dentistry. 

He  has  been  a  contributor  to  the  columns  of  many  dental  journals, 
and  to  several  of  the  local  papers. 

The  local  dental  society  invited  Dr.  Flanagan  to  prepare  a  chapter 
on  dentistry,  which  appears  in  the  history  of  Hampden  County, 
published  in  1904. 

Dr.  Flanagan  was  a  member  of  the  Fourth  International  Dental 
Congress,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1904,  and  served  on  the  various  commit- 
tees on  finance.  He  is  a  member  and  Vice-President  of  the  Connec- 
ticut Valley  Historical  Society  of  Springfield. 

Notwithstanding  the  many  dental  organizations  in  which  he  holds 
membership,  he  has  found  time  to  give  of  his  ability  for  the  cause  of 
civic  pride. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Nayasset  Club;  of  the  Board  of  Trade  and 
has  served  on  several  committees;  a  director  of  the  Springfield  Im- 
provement Association;  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Civic  League; 
of  the  St.  Michaels  Cathedral  parish. 

He  was  the  first  district  deputy  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  in 
Massachusetts.  One  of  the  organizers  of  the  Home  City  Council 
of  Springfield,  Chicopee  and  Holyoke  Councils.  During  his  time 
as  district  deputy,  eleven  councils  were  organized  and  instituted 
by  him  in  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Home  City  Council 
K.  of  C.  at  the  present  time. 

He  was  appointed  on  May  i,  191 1,  for  the  term  of  five  years,  by 
Mayor  Edward  H.  Lothrop  of  Springfield,  a  Park  Commissioner; 
and  he  helped  to  direct  the  good  work  of  the  six  hundred  odd  acres  of 
park  and  playground  area  of  Springfield. 

Commencing  in  1894  and  to  the  present  time,  his  contributions  to 
dental  literature  have  been  voluminous.  No  less  than  twenty-nine 
essays  and  talks  given  before  nine  state  societies  and  fifteen  local 
organizations ;  in  addition  he  has  given  clinics  to  the  number  of  seven- 
teen or  more  during  these  years. 

The  foregoing  sketch  shows  an  active,  energetic,  forceful  and  inde- 
pendent member  of  the  dental  profession. 


WILLIAM  PARKER  COOKE,  D.M.D. 

Thirty-ninth  President. 

William  Parker  Cooke,  was  the  son  of  George  Lamb  and  Emma 
Augusta  (Clarke)  Cooke,  'and  borne  in  Milford,  Mass.,  March  15, 

His  early  education  having  been  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town  and  after  graduating  from  the  high  school,  he  took  up 
the  study  of  dentistry  under  his  father,  and  then  entered  the  Dental 
Department  of  Harvard  University,  where  he  took  the  degree  of 
D.M.D.  in  1881. 

His  is  a  life  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association 
and  was  president  of  the  same  in  1 890-1 891.  In  1887,  he  received 
an  appointment  as  instructor  in  Operative  Dentistry,  in  Harvard 
University,  serving  till  1890,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of 
lecturer  in  Crown  and  Bridgework,  holding  said  position  until  1892, 
when  he  was  promoted  to  instructor  in  same  till  1895;  thence  to  in- 
structor in  crown  and  bridgework  and  metallurgy  till  1900,  when  he 
was  further  promoted  to  assistant  professor  of  Mechanical  Dentistry, 
in  which  capacity  he  served  till  1907,  and  in  that  year  he  received  the 
appointment  to  a  full  professorship  of  Prosthetic  Dentistry,  which  he 
now  holds. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Administrative  Board  of  the  Dental 
School,  receiving  the  appointment  in  1899.  He  has  been  Anniversary 
Orator  (1895)  and  President  of  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society, 


iSqo;  President  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science,  1897- 
1899. 

On  June  24,  1885,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  chosen  the  thirty-ninth  President,  June  3,  1903. 
He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  New  England  Dental  Society  and 
assistant  Secretary  of  the  same;  is  a  member  of  the  National  Dental 
Association,  and  of  th€  Dental  Protective  Association  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  National  Dental  Protective  Association.  He  has 
served  on  many  committees  of  these  various  societies,  and  been  an 
energetic  and  resourceful  man. 

He  has  also  contributed  papers  to  various  organizations.  In 
politics  he  is  a  staunch  Republican.  In  religion  an  ardent  Methodist, 
in  the  church  of  which  he  has  commanding  influence. 

In  the  new  building  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  he  was  of  the 
greatest  assistance  to  the  dean  in  the  planning  of  the  same  and 
providing  its  equipment,  and  in  the  raising  of  funds  for  furthering 
the  cause,  and  made  possible  the  completed  plant  in  dentistry. 

Dr.  Cooke  was  married  at  Milford,  Mass.,  on  November  10,  1892, 
to  Caroline  Lucia  Wicks,  the  fruit  of  this  union  being  two  sons  and  a 
daughter. 

Dr.  Cooke  has  practiced  dentistry  in  Boston  since  1881,  having 
been  associated  with  the  late  Dr.  Luther  D.  Shepard  up  to  the  time 
of  the  latter's  demise. 

The  ancestors  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  date  back  several  cen- 
turies ;  viz : 

Major  Aaron  Cooke,  born  in  1610;  his  eldest  son,  Capt.  Aaron 
Cooke,  born  1640;  his  second  son,  Lieut.  Westwood  Cooke,  born  1670; 
his  eldest  son.  Ensign  Cooke,  born  1694;  his  youngest  son,  Lieut. 
Noah  Cooke,  born  1730;  his  fifth  son,  Ensign  Timothy  Cooke,  born 
1756  and  twice  married;  his  fourth  son,  by  first  wife,  was  Reuben 
Cooke,  born  February  6,  1795;  his  third  son,  George  Lamb  Cooke, 
born  October  2,  1823,  and  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Albert  Andrew  Cooke,  the  ninth  President  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  was  the  eldest  brother  to  George  Lamb  Cooke. 


122 


EDGAR  OSGOOD  KINSMAN,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D. 

Fortieth  President. 


Edgar  Osgood  Kinsman  was  the  son  of  John  Osgood  and  Margaret 
(Hawes)  Kinsman,  and  born  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  April  6,  1856. 

Young  Kinsman's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  pubUc 
schools  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from  the  high  school  in  1874. 

Entering  the  Boston  Dental  College  the  following  year,  he  was  able 
to  graduate  in  1877,  with  the  college  degree  of  D.D.S. ,  and  was  elected 
secretary  of  his  class.  During  the  year  1905,  the  Tufts  College 
Dental  School  conferred  upon  him  its  degree  of  D.M.D. 

It  was  in  October,  1874,  that  young  Edgar  entered  the  office  of  Dr. 
Robert  R.  Andrews  and  remained  with  him  seven  years,  three  as  a 
student  and  four  years  as  his  assistant,  and  it  was  here  that  he  was 
able  to  perfect  himself  in  his  chosen  profession,  that  he  established 
in  Brattle  Square,  Cambridge,  during  the  year  1881,  where  he  remained 
for  twenty-eight  years  in  one  office,  removing  to  5  Boylston  Street, 
in  1909,  where  he  has  since  successfully  continued. 

Dr.  Kinsman  is  a  member  of  many  dental  societies  as  well  as  of 
fraternities;  among  others,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  and  Tufts 
College  Dental  Alumni  Association,  having  been  its  Secretary  three 
years,  and  President  in  1895. 

He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on 
December  12,  1878,  and  was  its  Secretary  for  the  long  period  of  sixteen 
years,  when,  on  June  i,  1904,  he  was  elected  the  fortieth  President. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  having 

123 


been  a  member  of  the  old  New  Eng^bnd  Dental  Soddly,  and  its 
Secrdtarv  for  seiren  yeaxs,  or  imtil  its  naeigar  into  tbe  &st  named 
a^odatnra,  of  ^sMdi  lattES*  lie  has  seired  as  Secr^aiy,  l^Tmg  beoi 
ciloseii  It  :rr~~"~'z rr  ir:  rS35,  and  dedbed  to  die  Fieadency in  1913. 
He  ji : ^  li  jZ  :  -  :  :ir    1 1 7 ~ beidiqi  in  flie  Vexmont  and  New  TTamp- 

It"^:.-  i_:iz;  :j:t     fi:  :5;:  :J:::   :Jif  3    .-:  r.  I^eatal  Cdl^e  ap- 

r.:?:^::-  zz  ±^- 1  r:   ;:::77::.:/    _7  ::  :jif  :ii:i7  ::  ::^  m:i:?ii  ydxk  the 

m  '.-L-  impoitant 

::;■  :::  frjretaiy- 


icKiEcr  li 
latter  ;ri 
in  191CL 


124 


JOHN  JOSEPH  FRANCIS  McLAUGHLIN,  D.D.S. 

Forty-first  President. 

John  Joseph  Francis  McLaughlin  was  a  son  of  Patrick  J.  and 
Honorah  (Kittredge)  McLaughUn,  and  born  in  CHnton,  Mass., 
May  8,  1871.  His  preliminary  education  was  obtained  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  graduating  from  its  high  school ;  after- 
wards he  studied  at  Holy  Cross  College,  at  Worcester,  Mass. 

He  then  entered  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  in 
Philadelphia,  and  took  the  full  course,  graduating  with  the  class  of 
1895,  of  which  he  was  its  treasurer  for  three  years. 

On  April  8,  1895,  Dr.  McLaughlin  was  elected  to  membership  in 
the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  June  7,  1905,  the  Society 
elected  him  its  forty-first  President. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  C.  N.  Pierce  Dental  Society;  Knights  of 
Columbus;  and  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  No.  487,  having  occupied  all  the 
chairs  of  the  latter  organization  from  Chaplain  to  Exalted  Ruler. 

Dr.  McLaughlin  retired  from  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  1907, 
and  is  now  engaged  with  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  Edward  Rowan, 
founder  of  the  "House  of  Decigold,"  in  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  Rowan's  Extra  Pliable  Decimal  Filling  Gold. 

Dr.  McLaughlin  married  Miss  Evelyn  Rowan,  dt  St.  Augustine's 
Church,  New  York  City,  October  21,  1903.  She  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Academy  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  Manhattanvillc,  New  York  City, 
and  was  the  secretary  of  its  alumnae  at  the  time  of  her  marriage. 

125 


MURDOCH  CAMPBELL  SMITH,  A.M.,  D.D.S.,  M.D.,  D.M.D. 

Forty-second  President. 

Murdoch  Campbell  Smith  was  the  son  of  Neil  (Neal  ?)  McMullen 
and  Elizabeth  Bezanson  (Bezanton  ?)  Smith,  and  born  in  Corn- 
walHs,  Kings  County,  Nova  Scotia,  February  lo,  1856,  being  the 
youngest  of  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  reached  adult  life. 

His  ancestors  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Nova  Scotia; 
his  father's  people,  leaving  Scotland  about  1755  or  1760,  came  to 
New  York  where  they  lived  for  a  short  time  and  then  drifted  to  Boston, 
where  two  children  were  born. 

They  left  Scotland  during  stormy  times  for  America  and  did  not 
find  this  country  a  bed  of  roses,  for,  soon  after,  the  outbreak  of  the 
Revolution  finds  them  living  in  Halifax;  somewhat  later  his  father 
took  a  government  grant  of  land  situated  on  Oak  Island  in  Chester 
Basin,  and  on  this  grant  were  indications  which  induced  excavation 
for  the  money  of  Capt.  Kidd,  the  same  having  been  conducted  at 
frequent  intervals  to  the  present  time. 

His  mother's  people  settled  with  the  German  colony  in  Lunenburg 
County,  soon  after  the  settlement  of  Halifax;  they  also  saw  stirring 
times  with  the  Indians,  French  and  American's,  and  their  time  was 
well  occupied  for  many  years.  Her  people  were  descended  from  the 
French  Huguenots,  who  were  driven  out  of  France  during  the  religious 
wars  and  compelled  to  seek  asylum  on  the  American  continent. 

Young  Murdoch's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  country,  the  Acadia  University  (Wolfville,  Nova 

126 


Scotia),  after  which  he  entered  the  Howard  University  (Washington, 
D.  C).  and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.,  in  1887,  and  the 
following  year  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  same  institution. 

Years  afterward,  desiring  to  perfect  his  dental  education,  he  entered 
the  dental  department  of  Harvard  University  and  received  the 
degree  of  D.M.D.  in  1898. 

In  June.  1910,  his  alma  mater,  Acadia  University,  honored  him  by 
conferring  the  honorary-  degree  of  A.M. 

Young  Smith  early  started  from  home  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the 
Golden  West,  crossing  the  great  plains  in  1877,  the  beginning  of  his 
wanderings;  reaching  CaUfornia  in  the  autumn  of  that  year,  at  which 
time  occurred  what  was  known  as  the  dry-year-panic,  he  saw  the 
State  of  California  in  a  depressed  condition.  For  the  eight  succeeding 
years  we  find  him  employed  at  the  Pacific  Rolling  Mills  in  Potrero, 
Cal.,  where  he  made  special  study  of  iron  and  steel,  finally  becoming 
an  expert  workman,  when,  unfortunately,  he  was  injured  and  unable 
to  follow  his  usual  occupation.  During  those  years  he  explored  much 
of  the  countn,'  lying  north  of  California  to  British  Columbia.  After 
this  injur}-,  he  traveled  extensively  throughout  the  Western  and  South- 
ern States  and  Territories,  and  later  returned  to  his  home  inNova  Scotia. 

In  1884,  he  again  crossed  the  continent  to  California  for  the  winter 
months;  thence  in  the  spring,  he  traveled  north  to  British  Columbia, 
and  procured  a  position  on  the  building  of  the  Esquimault  Dr\'  Dock, 
after  which  he  returned  east  during  the  autumn  of  1885,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  completing  his  education  for  a  mining  engineer,  but  finally 
decided  upon  a  medical  and  dental  profession,  and  that  dentistry 
should  be  his  chosen  calling. 

He  sought- and  procured  a  position  in  a  dental  office  in  Lynn,  Mass., 
and  finally  became  its  proprietor.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  young  Smith 
was  well  equipped  practically  when  he  began  the  study  of  dentistry. 

Dr.  Smith  has  been  an  extensive  traveller  through  Canada  and 
the  United  States;  and  has  visited  Europe  and  Africa  on  numerous 
occasions. 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  numerous  clubs,  and  other  organizations. 
He  was  Clinical  Lecturer  in  the  New  Orleans  College  of  Dentistry  in 
1 900.  He  is  a  life  member  of  the  Han.ard  Dental  Alumni  Association ; 
in  1900-1901,  was  president  of  the  New  England  Branch  Alumni  of 
Acadia  University;  a  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association 
of  the  United  States;  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society; 
the  Northeastern  Dental  Association;  the  American  Academy  of 
Dental  Science;  and  on  June  8,  1893,  he  was  elected  to  membership  in 
the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  on  June  6,  1906,  the  Society 
elected  him  its  forty-second  President.  He  is  a  councillor  of  the 
Metropolitan  District  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society;  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society,  and  of  the  National  Dental 
Association;  was  a  member  of  the  local  committee  of  arrangements 
when  the  Association  met  in  Boston  in  1908.  Member  of  theFourth 
International  Dental  Congress  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1904;  of  the  Fifth 
International  Dental  Congress  at  Berlin,  Germany,  1909;  and  of  the 

127 


Sixteenth  International  Medical  Congress  at  Budapest,  Hungary,  1909. 
Is  a  member  of  the  Association  Stomatologique  Internationale,  and 
of  the  Lynn  Dental  and  the  Essex  Dental  Societies,  and  the  Lynn 
Harvard  Club. 

Formerly  a  member  of  the  Canadian  Medical  Association,  and 
Canadian  Dental  Association. 

A  member  of  the  British  Medical  Association  in  Toronto,  1906; 
also  a  member  of  the  French  Congress  of  Stomatology  at  Paris,  191 1; 
member  of  the  American  Association  of  AppHed  Science;  of  the 
National  Geographic  Society;  Boston  Scientific  Society;  of  the 
Intercolonial  Club  of  Boston,  and  of  the  Park  Club  of  Lynn,  and  an 
associate  member  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Association. 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  several  fraternities,  etc.,  among  others 
are  the  Knights  Templars,  Olivette  Commandery,  Lynn;  Aleppo 
Temple,  A.A.O.N.M.S.  of  Boston;  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 

It  will  be  seen  that  Dr.  Smith  is  a  great  society  and  club  man. 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  lover  of  forest,  farm  and  fishing  life.  He  is  the 
owner  of  a  large  apple  orchard  farm  in  Nova  Scotia,  where  he  is  wont 
to  go;  and  being  a  lover  of  the  rod  and  line,  he  is  never  so  contented 
as  when  seated  in  the  bow  of  a  canoe,  with  an  Indian  guide  in  the 
stern,  paddling  beyond  civilization  upon  lake  or  stream. 


128 


GEORGE  EMMONS  SAVAGE 

Forty-third  President 

George  Emmons  Savage  the  son  of  Isaac  Rice  and  Clara  (Ball) 
Savage,  was  born  in  Rutland,  Mass.,  January  5,  1851. 

His  early  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  Paxton, 
Mass.,  where  he  went  on  leaving  Rutland. 

1868  found  him  in  Worcester,  where  he  learned  the  engraving  and 
die-sinking  trade;  afterwards  he  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  busi- 
ness as  a  cutter. 

He  began  the  study  of  dentistry  with  Dr.  Sumner  C.  Whitney  of 
Worcester  in  1881,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profes- 
sion in  1884. 

Dr.  Savage  is  a  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association, 
and  on  June  7,  1894,  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  becoming  its  forty- third  President  by  election  on 
June  5,  1907. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Dental  Association,  having  been 
elected  in  1899.     In  1908,  he  was  chairman  of  the  section  on  Clinics. 

Dr.  Savage  was  a  delegate  to  the  Fourth  International  Dental 
Congress  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1904;  and  to  the  Fifth  International 
Dental  Congress  at  Berlin,  Germany,  in  1909;  and  was  a  member  of 
the  American  Committee  to  forward  the  work  of  the  congress. 

He  has  twice  visited  Europe  (1909  and  191 1),  visiting  Great  Britain 
and  the  Continent. 

He  was  been  thrice  married:  June,  1870,  he  married  Miss  Winifred 

129 


K.  Morgan,  who  died  in  1878;  in  April,  1897,  he  married  Mrs.  Minnie 
M.  Porter- Ward.  By  his  first  wife  he  was  blessed  with  two  sons, 
Frederick  Lawson  Savage,  since  deceased,  and  George  Arthur  Savage, 
who  was  a  speciaHst  in  porcelain  in  dentistry  and  deceased  April  5, 
1914. 

Dr.  Savage's  activities  have  been  mostly  coh,fined  to  dental  societies 
and  all  which  applies  to  his  chosen  profession,  and  he  has  been  a 
faithful  worker  in  them  all  officially  and  on  committees. 


130 


NED  ALBERT  STANLEY,  D.M.D. 

Forty-fourth  President. 

Ned  Albert  Stanley,  the  son  of  Albert  Eastman  and  Ada  (McCarron) 
Stanley,  was  born  in  Leicester,  Vermont,  October  17,  1861. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town;  later  coming  to  Boston,  he  entered  the  Har- 
vard University  department  of  dentistry,  and  graduated  in  the  year 
1884  -vs-ith  the  dental  degree  of  D.M.D. 

He  later  became  a  life  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni 
Association,  and  its  president  in  1905. 

Dr.  Stanley  is  a  social  and  society  worker,  holding  membership  in 
many  organizations,  several  of  which  are  herewith  recorded,  viz: 

The  Harvard  Odontological  Society,  its  anniversary  orator  in  1899 
and  president  in  1904  and  1905,  two  years;  a  member  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science;  Associate  member  of  the  New  York 
Institute  of  Stomatology;  member  of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Asso- 
ciation and  president  of  the  latter  in  1909. 

It  was  on  October  28,  1890,  that  he  was  elected  an  Active  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  on  June  3,  1908,  he  was 
elected  as  the  forty-fourth  President. 

He  was  for  five  years  a  councillor  from  the  South  Eastern  District, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Dental  Hygiene  Council  of  Massachusetts. 

Dr.  Stanley  was  appointed  by  Harvard  University  as  Clinical 
Instructor  in  Operative  Dentistry  in  1906,  which  position  he  now 
holds. 

On  June  30,  1892,  at  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Dr.  Stanley  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Grace  S.  Lawton,  who  died  in  October,  1904,  and  on 
April  27, 1908,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  he  married,  for  second  wife,  Caroline 
Russell,  the  fruit  of  this  union  being  a  girl  and  boy. 

131 


CORNELIUS  SEARLE  HURLBUT,  D.D.S. 

Forty-fifth  President. 

Cornelius  Searle  Hurlbut,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a  son  of 
Cornelius  Searle  and  Mary  (Allis)  Hurlbut,  born  in  Springfield,  Mass., 
June  I,  1871. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city,  where  he  graduated  from  its  high  school  in  the  class  of  1890. 

Young  Cornelius  afterward  spent  one  year  in  Amherst  College, 
taking  a  special  scientific  course.  Thus  prepared,  he  then  took  up 
the  subject  of  dentistry  in  the  office  of  his  father  (who  came  to  Spring- 
field in  1852),  in  1 89 1  and  1892,  and  in  the  latter  year  (1892)  he  entered 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  from  whence  he  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Hurlbut  is  a  member  of  the  State  Society  known  as  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society,  being  elected  in  the  year  1896,  and  forty- 
fifth  President  on  June  9,  1909. 

He  is  an  Associate  Member  of  the  New  York  Institute  of  Stoma- 
tology. 

At  Springfield,  Mass.,  October  4,  1899,  Dr.  Hurlbut  was  married 
to  Miss  Marion  Adams  of  the  same  city. 


132 


CARL  RICHARD  LINDSTROM,  D.D.S. 

Forty-sixth  President. 

Carl  Richard  Lindstrom  was  the  son  of  Carl  Edward  and  Katrina 
(Linberg)  Lindstrom,  and  born  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  April  20, 
1869. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city  of  Stockholm,  and  in  a  private  preparatory 
school;  after  which  he  prepared  for  the  study  of  dentistry  under  the 
tutelage  of  Dr.  E.  W.  Vidfond  of  Stockholm  as  preceptor. 

Being  of  an  ambitious  turn  of  mind,  he  left  his  home  in  Sweden 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1888,  and  soon  after  entered  the 
Philadelphia  Dental  College,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1891  with  its 
degree  of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Lindstrom  first  began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  caUing  in 
Worcester,  Mass.,  being  associated  with  Dr.  S.  W.  Cooke,  but  he 
soon  after  located  in  Lynn,  where  he  remained  until  1904,  when  he 
located  permanently  in  the  City  of  Boston. 

He  holds  membership  in  many  organizations,  viz:  June  7,  1894, 
he  was  elected  an  Active  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
and  on  June  14, 1910,  the  society  chose  him  as  its  forty-sixth  President. 
He  is  an  Active  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental 
Science;  of  the  Lynn  Dental  Society;  of  the  Northeastern  Dental 
Association;  of  the  National  Dental  Association,  and  the  American 
Medical  Association. 

He  also  holds  membershij)   in   the  Twentieth   Century   Club  of 

^Z2> 


Boston;  of  the  Economic  Club  of  Boston;  and  the  National  Geographic 
Society,  of  Washington,  D.  C;  and  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
Tedesco  Golf  Club  of  Swampscott. 

Dr.  Lindstrom  is  also  a  member  of  the  Framingham  Country  Club. 
He  was  the  founder  of  the  Lynn  Dental  Dispensary,  the  first  institu- 
tion of  the  kind  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts  to  be  established  in 
connection  with  social  settlement  work,  and  has  for  years  been  vitally 
interested  in  educational  and  civic  problems. 

Dr.  Lindstrom,  when  a  resident  of  Swampscott,  some  years  ago, 
was  a  member  of  the  Swampscott  School  Committee. 

He  is  now  particularly  interested  in  scientific  farming,  having 
recently  purchased  a  considerable  number  of  acres  in  Southwestern 
Massachusetts. 

In  1898,  Dr.  Lindstrom  was  married  to  Miss  Cornelia  Marsh,  of 
Winchester,  Mass.,  daughter  of  the  builder  of  the  Simimit  Railroad 
of  Mt.  Washington,  N.  H.     They  have  one  son  as  the  fruit  of  this . 
union. 

Dr.  Lindstrom  was  one  of  the  first  dental  appointees  on  the  staflF 
of  a  hospital  in  New  England  to  lecture  on  Oral  Hygiene  (1900), 
and  has  continued  since. 


134 


EUGENE  HANES  SMITH,  D.M.D. 

Forty-seventh  President. 

Eugene  Hanes  Smith,  the  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Cosby)  Smith, 
was  born  in  Old  town,  Maine,  October  23,  1853. 

Young  Smith  received  his  early  education  in  the  Allen  Brothers 
English  and  Classical  School  at  West  Newton,  Mass.,  and  later  he  be- 
gan his  professional  studies  with  the  late  Dr.  Samuel  J.  Shaw  of 
Marlboro,  Mass.,  ultimately  entering  the  Harvard  Dental  School 
in  1871 ;  remaining  till  1872,  when  he  withdrew;  again  entering  in  1873, 
and  graduating  in  1874  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

On  October  12,  1876,  Dr.  Smith  married  Carrie  Maria  Shaw,  of 
Marlboro,  Mass.,  the  daughter  of  his  old  preceptor,  the  late  Dr. 
Samuel  J.  Shaw.  Later  he  became  associated  with  the  late  Dr.  Luther 
D.  Shepard,  and  after  several  years  severed  his  connection  and 
opened  an  ofl&ce  for  himself  at  his  present  location  on  Dartmouth 
Street,  Boston. 

In  1 88 1,  Harvard  University  appointed  him  to  the  instructorship 
in  Operative  Dentistry,  which  continued  till  1884,  when  he  resigned. 
After  six  years  severance  from  the  dental  school,  he  again  received 
an  appointment,  this  time  in  1890,  as  instructor  in  Orthodontia, 
serving  until  1895,  when  he  was  appointed  to  full  professorship  in 
Mechanical  Dentistry  and  Orthodontia,  retaining  the  same  until  1907, 
when  the  title  was  changed  to  Professor  of  Orthodontia  and  Pros- 
thetic Dentistry.     In  1908,  the  title  was  again  changed  to  Professor 

135 


of  Clinical  Dentistry  and  Orthodontia,  which  appointment  he  still 
holds. 

In  1895,  soon  after  the  death  of  the  beloved  Dean  Chandler,  who 
had  served  as  dean  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School  for  twenty-one 
years,  Dr.  Smith  was  appointed  to  the  vacancy,  which  position  he 
has  held  to  the  present  time,  and  is  also,  by  virtue  of  being  Dean, 
Chairman  of  the  Administrative  Board  of  said  school,  such  board 
having  been  created  in  1899,  it  being  the  executive  body  of  the  depart- 
ment. 

Under  his  management  as  Dean,  the  school  has  grown  in  quantity 
and  quality,  and  largely  to  his  efforts  is  due  the  fact  that  the  school 
has  a  fine,  new,  commodious  and  well-equipped  building,  erected 
three  years  ago  on  a  lot  adjoining  and  connected  with  the  magnificent 
group  of  marble  buildings  of  the  Harvard  Medical  School. 

Dr.  Smith  has  led  a  busy  life,  with  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 
He  has  found  time  to  become  closely  acquainted  and  associated  with 
the  school,  as  the  above  records  fully  show,  and  from  time  to  time 
he  has  contributed  valuable  papers  before  dental  societies  and  to 
the  journals. 

December  14,  1876,  he  was  elected  an  Active  member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society,  and  on  May  11,  191 1,  the  society  elected 
him  the  forty-seventh  President. 

Dr.  Smith  was  anniversary  orator,  in  1884,  of  the  Harvard  Odon to- 
logical  Society,  and  president  of  said  Society  in  1881  and  1882.  For 
two  years,  during  1893  and  1894,  he  was  president  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Dental  Science.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Dental 
Protective  Association  of  the  United  States;  of  the  National  Dental 
Association;  and  a  member  of  the  local  committee  of  arrangements 
when  the  latter  association  met  in  Boston  in  1908.  Dr.  Smith  is  an 
Associate  Member  of  the  New  York  Institute  of  Stomatology.  He 
has  served  as  vice-president  and  president  of  the  University  Associa- 
tion of  Dental  Faculties;  also  a  member  of  the  Boston  Society  for. 
Dental  Improvement. 

Dr.  Smith  is  a  prominent  club  member,  being  connected  with  the 
Boston  Art,  University,  Harvard  Union,  and  Oakley  Country  Club. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Association;  also 
of  the  New  York  University  Club,  and  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston. 


136 


MICHAEL  WILLIAM  FLYNN,  D.D.S. 

Forty-eighth  President. 

Michael  William  Flynn,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  son  of 
Edward  and  Margaret  (Daily)  Flynn,  and  born  in  Monson,  Mass., 
on  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  November,  1865. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town.  In' the  year  1888,  he  entered  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College 
and  graduated 'from  that  institution  in  the  year  1890  with  the  degree 
of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Flynn  established  himself  in  his  chosen  calling  in  the  year  1890, 
in  the  village  of  Thorndike,  a  part  of  the  town  of  Palmer,  where  he 
practiced  his  profession  for  two  years ;  thence  removing  to  the  City  of 
Pittsfield,  where  for  the  past  twenty-one  years  he  has  enjoyed  a  large 
and  lucrative  practice,  and  where  he  has  the  confidence  of  the  public 
at  large  and  the  staunch  backing  of  his  fellow  members  in  the  dental 
profession. 

In  1895,  Dr.  Flynn  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  on  May  2,  191 2,  was  elected  as  its  forty-eighth 
President. 

On  the  nineteenth  day  of  June,  1895,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Helen 
T.  Buckley.  By  this  union  there  have  been  bom  five  children,  three 
boys  and  two  girls. 

Dr.  Flynn  is  a  charter  member  of  Kabida  Council,  Knights  of 
Columbus,  a  Grand  Knight  for  two  years,  and  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  for  several  years. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Park  Club  and  president  of  Park  Whist 
Club,  and  has  participated  in  many  whist  matches  during  the  past 
fifteen  years,  representing  the  club  in  nearly  all  the  matches  played  in 
New  England.  Dr.  Flynn  is  also  a  member  of  the  Pittsfield  Lodge 
of  Elks  and  a  member  of  the  St.  Charles  Church. 

137 


AURELIUS  FINCH  WHEELER 

Forty-ninth  President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  North  Fen  ton,  New  York, 
on  the  eleventh  day  of  March,  1873,  and  is  the  second  son  of  Lyman 
A.  and  Mary  (Rogers)  Wheeler. 

Young  Wheeler's  early  education  was  obtained  at  the  Shaker 
Community,  in  Hancock,  Mass.,  where  his  mother  taught  school  for 
four  years,  and  later  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Hammonton, 
New  Jersey,  and  still  later  in  the  Connecticut  Literary  Institution  at 
Sufl&eld,  Conn.,  where  he  received  military  as  well  as  academic  train- 
ing. 

He  entered  the  Boston  Dental  College  in  the  autumn  of  1897. 
Leaving  school  upon  the  call  of  the  government  for  troops  to  serve 
in  the  war  with  Spain,  he  enlisted,  May  3,  1898,  as  musician  in  Com- 
pany C,  Second  Massachusetts  Infantry,  United  States  Volunteers, 
for  a  period  of  two  years  or  during  the  war. 

Young  Wheeler  served  with  his  regiment  in  Cuba,  taking  part  in 
the  battles  of  El  Caney  and  San  Juan  Hill,  the  seige  and  surrender  of 
Santiago. 

Returning  with  the  regiment  to  this  country  and  while  on  furlough 
(the  war  being  practically  over),  he  entered  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania in  October,  1898,  obtaining  a  leave  of  absence  of  ten  days 
from  the  University  in  which  to  return  home  for  muster-out  with  his 
regiment  on  November  3,  1898.     He  again  returned  to  his  studies 

,    138 


and  was  graduated  with  his  class  on  Wednesday,  June  13,  1900,  with 
the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

On  August  15,  1901,  Dr.  Wheeler  was  elected  an  Active  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  and  on  May  8,  1913,  at  Boston, 
Mass.,  was  elected  its  forty-ninth  president  to  preside  over  its  fiftieth 
anniversary  to  be  held  at  Boston  in  May,  19 14. 

Dr.  Wheeler  was  married  on  the  third  day  of  May,  1904,  to  Miss 
Florence  Muzzy,  of  Spencer,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  being  Chairman  of  its  Music 
Committee,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  Col.  E.  R.  Shumway  Camp 
No.  28,  U.  S.  W.  v.,  being  a  Past  Commander,  with  the  rank  of  Colonel. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Delta  Sigma  Delta  Dental  Fraternity, 
having  made  Epsilon  Chapter  while  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
and  upon  graduation  passed  into  the  Supreme  Chapter  of  that  organ- 
ization. He  is  a  member  of  the  Worcester  Motor-Boat  Club,  being 
its  Vice-Commodore,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Worcester  Continentals, 
holding  the  office  of  "Chief  Musician." 


139 


PROMINENT   MEMBERS 


141 


ENOS  NICKERSON  ATKINS 

Enos  Nickerson  Atkins  was  the  son  of  Asa  and  Rachel  (Tuttle) 
Atkins,  and  born  in  Provincetown,  Mass.,  January  i,  1835. 

His  early  education  was  probably  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  although  his  descendants  are  not  positive. 

As  far  as  they  have  been  able  to  learn,  he  received  his  dental  educa- 
tion in  North  Bridgewater,  (now  Brockton),  Mass.,  but  with  whom  is 
not  known.  Neither  is  it  known  when  and  where  he  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession,  although  he  was  in  active  practice  until  the  time 
of  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Provincetown,  Mass.,  March  10, 
1897,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

On  March  5,  1866,  Dr.  Atkins  became  an  active  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  for  many  years  continued  to 
take  an  active  part  in  its  affairs,  but  when  his  membership  ceased  is 
problematical,  since  the  records  do  not  show. 

In  politics  Dr.  Atkins  was  a  staunch  Democrat  and  in  religion  a 
strong  Universalist.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  for 
many  years  previous  to  his  demise. 

At  Barnstable,  Mass.,  on  August  8,  1866,  Dr.  Atkins  was  married 
to  Temperance  N.  Bassett,  and  by  this  union  was  blessed  with  four 
children  above  mentioned. 


143 


HENRY  FITCH  BISHOP,  D.D.S. 

Henry  Fitch  Bishop  was  born  in  Lisbon,  Conn.,  April  3,  1820, 
the  son  of  Reuben  and  Abigail  (Adams)  Bishop  of  Canterbury, 
Conn.,  daughter  of  Capt.  John  Adams,  who  served  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  His  early  education  was  received  in  his  native  town  and 
later,  in  1854,  he  received  from  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Sur- 
gery the  degree  of  D.D.S. 

In  1868,  he  was  made  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  old 
Boston  Dental  College,  serving  until  1874.  He  also  was  Adjunct 
Professor  of  Dental  Art  and  Mechanism  in  the  same  institution  for 
1868  and  1869. 

He  is  best  considered  in  "A  Half-Hour's  Autobiography"  written 
by  himself  in  the  eighty-eighth  year  of  his  age,  and  which  is  herewith 
reproduced,  as  follows: 

"It  is  my  conviction  that  I  ought  to  be  up  and  doing,  and  that  I 
have  already  lost  a  full  half-hour  by  too  long  a  nap,  which  has  ex- 
hausted half  the  time  I  had  sacredly  set  aside  to  perform  a  certain 
piece  of  work.  Which  work  was  to  be  a  complete  autobiography 
from  my  birth  to  the  present  time!  I  am  well  aware  that  it  will  be 
a  busy  half  hour's  work.  But  what  of  that?  Nobody  else  in  the 
world  will  do  it  for  me  —  and  what  a  great  pity  to  have  such  a  long 
life  go  out  in  darkness!  You  see,  Mark  Twain  has  me  at  a  great 
disadvantage.  He  had  a  bright  talented  daughter,  Susan,  who  was 
never  going  to  let  her  father  suffer  any  sort  of  neglect;  and  so  she 
wrote  him  up,  and  now  he  is  rehashing  the  dish.     Do  you  suppose  we 

144 


should  ever  have  heard  of  Twain  if  Susan  had  not  perpetuated  his 
memory? 

"But  my  half  hour  is  slipping  by,  and  the  preservation  of  my  mem- 
ory must  be  accomplished  if  possible.  So  here  is  to  my  work  in  good 
earnest. 

"In  a  quiet  little  town  of  Connecticut  called  Lisbon,  on  the  third 
day  of  April,  1820,  there  was  born  a  little  freeman,  and  that  was  I. 
As  I  say,  I  was  born  a  freeman  on  'Freeman's  Meeting  Day,'  while 
the  State  election  was  still  taking  place  in  all  the  towns.  My  parents 
were  congratulated  on  having  the  homeliest  baby  in  the  whole  town,  as 
I  have  been  told.  As  to  my  blood  —  the  Henry  Adams  who  emi- 
grated to  this  country  and  settled  in  Braintree,  now  Quincy,  Mass., 
the  great,  great  grandfather  of  John  Adams,  the  second  President  of 
the  United  States,  was  also  the  great,  great,  great,  great  grandfather 
of  my  humble  self  on  the  maternal  side. 

"As  to  my  personal  life,  I  had  many  and  varied  experiences,  but  not 
wishing  to  weary  you  with  these  I  will  at  once  tell  you  what,  if  any- 
thing, I  have  done  to  deserve  an  autobiography: 

I  remember  when  a  small  boy  asking  my  mother  what  dentists 
did,  for  I  didn't  know,  and  she  told  me  'they  worked  at  repairing 
teeth.'  Later  my  father  used  to  tell  me  about  Dr.  Wooffendale, 
an  Irish  doctor  who  came  to  this  country  just  about  one  hundred 
years  ago,  and  whom  he  employed.  Dr.  Wooffendale  took  calves' 
teeth,  and  filing  them  down  to  the  proper  shape  and  size,  pivoted  them 
on  the  roots  of  natural  teeth  for  his  patients.  My  father  accom- 
pUshed  the  same  work  himself  when  that  of  Wooffendale  had  failed. 
You  see  how  easy  it  is  to  acquire  dental  knowledge.  Be  that  as  it 
may,  father  had  four  sons  who  became  dentists,  of  who'm  I  was  one. 

"When  I  first  commenced  my  dental  study  European  countries 
seemed  to  be  in  advance  of  America  in  dental  science.  What  few 
text-books  there  were,  were  in  French  or  German,  but  the  practice 
was  mostly  in  the  hands  of  ignorant  barbers,  and  it  became  a  serious 
duty  to  rescue  the  profession  and  make  it  a  science  for  skilled  artists 
and  surgeons. 

"Americans  soon  took  the  lead  and  made  the  practice  what  it  is 
to-day,  really  an  American  profession.  Not  a  large,  enlightened 
city  in  the  world  but  has  American  dentists  now  practicing  in  its 
midst.  Some  of  these  cities  have  more  than  a  score  who  hold  almost 
all  the  practice  worth  gleaning.  America  was  the  first  country  to 
establish  a  dental  college  well  equipped  to  teach  the  science,  and  now 
has  about  thirty  of  these  institutions  scattered  among  the  largest 
cities. 

"Permit  us  to  boast  a  little  of  what  we  (as  dentists)  have  accomplished 
for  all  mankind  in  the  discovery  and  introduction  of  anaesthetics. 
In  1846,  or  just  before  Horace  Wells,  a  dentist  of  Hartford,  Conn., 
discovered  what  was  known  then  as  'laughing  gas,'  or  oxide  chloride. 
When  properly  administered  to  a  patient  it  would  prevent  suffering 
under  severe  surgical  operations.  In  1846,  Dr.  Morton,  a  dentist 
practicing  in  Boston,  learned  from  Dr.  Jackson,  a  chemical  professor 

145 


in  Boston,  that  ether  would  prevent  suffering,  and  through  Dr. 
Morton's  perseverance  ether  came  to  stay  as  a  valuable  anaesthetic 
in  surgery.  In  Boston  hospitals  that  year,  Dr.  Morton  let  his  dis- 
covery be  known  as  Letheon.  He  made  his  formula  known  among 
his  fellow  dentists,  of  whom  I  was  one  (for  a  consideration,  of  course), 
and  it  was  compounded  of  ether  and  calomel,  which  latter  was  no  use 
except  as  a  blind  to  protect  the  simple  sulphuric  ether  from  being 
too  easily  discovered  and  thus  hurting  his  financial  interests  in  the 
sale  of  Letheon. 

"I  was  the  first  dentist  to  give  the  Letheon  in  Worcester,  where  I 
was  then  in  practice.  Its  success  was  marvelous.  I  visited  Spring- 
field, Hartford,  New  Haven,  and  New  York,  and  was  the  first  to 
introduce  the  anaesthetic  in  those  several  cities  to  my  fellow-practi- 
tioners in  their  ofi&ces.  In  Hartford,  I  met  Dr.  Wells,  who  knew 
as  much  about  it  as  I  did.  In  New  Haven,  Dr.  Weit  was  taught 
and  in  New  York  the  Burdells  and  Dr.  T.  B.  Gunning  were  instructed, 
and  in  each  case  successful  and  interesting  experiments  were  made  for 
the  first  time  with  this  anaesthetic  in  those  cities.  The  year  following 
(viz.,  1874)  Dr.  Simpson,  of  Glasgow,  discovered  chloroform,  which 
nearly  set  aside  the  use  of  ether  for  quite  a  period.  But  finally  ether 
asserted  itself  as  safer  than  chloroform.  I  might  also  state  that  the 
dentists  have  the  credit  of  inventing  dental  splints,  so  necessary  in 
sustaining  the  under  jaw  when  broken,  till  nature  has  time  to  reunite 
the  fractures,  as  in  the  case  of  Secretary  Seward,  who  was  the  victim 
of  an  assassin's  attack  upon  his  life.  The  surgeons  had  to  call  in  the 
dentists  to  help  his  recovery.  So  again  in  cleft  palates  and  other 
deformities  and  irregularities  arising  from  premature  or  retarded 
dentition.  They  all  properly  belong  to  the  dental  practice  as  well 
as  the  aesthetic  art  in  helping  to  make  the  human  face  as  beautiful 
and  as  perfect  as  conditions  will  allow. 

'T  fear  I  may  weary  my  friends  with  such  a  long  account  of  my 
professional  experience,  and  exhaust  more  than  thirty  minutes  in 
their  relation.  But  my  friends  must  remember  I  was  in  practice 
about  fifty  years  in  this  country  and  in  Germany.  It  has  been  my 
good  fortune  to  have  the  personal  acquaintance  of  almost  all  the 
American  dentists  who  went  abroad  to  practice  in  the  large  cities. 
When  I  left  my  Worcester  practice  to  practice  in  Hanover,  Germany, 
I  went  equipped  with  the  best  possible  introductions  to  Americans 
there,  from  those  I  left  at  home  who  were  equally  prominent  here  — 
such  as  Dr.  Keep  and  the  Tuckers  of  Boston,  Townsend  and  True- 
man  of  Philadelphia,  Harris  and  others  of  Baltimore.  This  gave  me 
a  useful  field  abroad  to  help  form  a  European  Society  of  American 
dentists,  which  I  did,  and  was  honored  with  one  of  its  offices.  This 
good  fortune  gave  me  an  intimate  personal  acquaintance  with  Evans 
of  Paris,  Abbot  and  Miller  of  Berlin,  Dr.  Jenkins  of  Dresden,  and 
others  who  welcomed  me  into  their  homes  and  hearts. 

'T  shall  be  pardoned  if  I  speak  of  Dr.  Evans  of  Paris,  as  I  am  about 
to  do,  for  I  very  much  admire  him  for  just  what  he  did.  When  he 
had  accumulated  millions,  and  had  become  renowned  for  his  services 
to  the  Emperor  and  Empress,  and  widely  known  throughout  the 

146 


world  for  his  efforts  in  ambulance  service  in  war,  his  chief  interest 
became  to  do  some  lasting  good  for  America  before  he  died.  He  had 
conceived  the  idea  of  establishing  a  home  for  American  girls  coming 
to  Paris,  which  would  protect  them  and  give  them  superior  advan- 
tages while  they  pursued  their  studies  in  music  and  art.  This 
project  failed  through  some  controversy  in  regard  to  his  property, 
after  his  death,  but  his  other  idea,  that  of  an  American  Museum,  is 
now  finally  to  be  realized  in  Philadelphia. 

"The  last  call  I  made  upon  Dr.  Evans  I  found  him  in  his  office  receiv- 
ing his  patients  and  friends  and  still  at  work  for  them.  He  greeted  me 
as  coming  just  at  the  right  time,  as  his  patient  was  just  about  leaving, 
and  he  wanted  me  to  sit  with  him  till  another  expected  caller  should 
arrive,  and  meanwhile  he  would  partake  of  his  simple  lunch  which 
Mrs.  Evans  had  put  up  for  him  in  a  basket  to  carry  to  his  office.  I 
had  often  dined  at  his  palatial  tab  e  at  his  residence,  and  as  an  honored 
guest  at  his  right  hand,  but  I  never  had  a  more  enjoyable  time  — 
though  I  ate  nothing,  he  gave  me  good  things  for  digestion.  Bless 
his  memory,  I  loved  him. 

"In  Germany  I  found  myself  astonishing  the  German  idea  of  rever- 
ence to  royalty.  At  Hanover,  Prince  Albrecht  had  a  palatial  resi- 
dence, and  the  young  princes,  his  children,  were  committed  to  me  for 
the  care  of  their  teeth.  When  I  was  sent  for  to  come  to  the  palace 
the  little  boys  were  assembled  with  their  mother,  the  princess,  a 
very  accomplished  lady,  who  speaks  English  fluently.  How  shocked 
some  of  the  ofl&cers  and  attendants  must  have  been  to  see  me  take 
up  the  youngest  son  in  my  arms  and  give  him  a  hearty  smack  of  a  kiss 
in  his  royal  mother's  presence!  It  violated  all  rules.  But  the  human 
appeal  of  the  sweet  little  child  looking  confidently  up  into  my  face 
made  me  forget  all  else,  and  I  think  the  gracious  lady  forgave  me,  for 
she  only  smiled.  When  I  told  the  incident  at  home  to  the  German 
household  I  realized  the  enormity  of  my  offence  in  the  eyes  of  the 
simple  German  ladies  with  whom  I  was  living.  After  my  return 
from  Germany  I  did  not  resume  practice,  but  enjoyed  the  leisure 
of  a  quiet  life,  with  some  geneological  work  which  I  wished  to  put  on 
record,  and  frequent  travel. 

"My  eightieth  birthday  found  me  with  a  pleasant  party  of  friends 
in  Mexico.  My  eighty-eighth  birthday  is  close  at  hand  —  but  as  I 
said  at  the  start  my  autobiograj)hy  was  shortened  by  a  nap,  and  the 
clock  warns  me  that  my  time  is  up.  Perhaps  my  readers  will  say 
with  Sancho  Panza:  'Blessed  is  the  man  who  invented  sleep.'" 

The  above  account  of  a  portion  of  his  life  fully  confirms  the  fact 
that  Dr.  Bishop  was  a  genial  gentleman  of  the  old  school. 

Dr.  Bishop,  in  1867,  was  an  active  fellow  of  the  American  Academy 
of  Dental  Science,  and  in  1885  was  made  an  associate  fellow  and  so 
continued  to  the  close  of  his  life. 

Dr.  Bishop's  residence  in  Worcester  covered  a  period  of  thirty 
years  of  practice,  from  whence  he  repaired  to  Hanover,  Germany  and 
for  three  years  practice  was  Court  Dentist,  as  has  been  so  fully 
told  above  in  his  own  words. 

147 


Dr.  Bishop  was  the  author  of  a  "History  of  Lisbon,  Conn.,  from 
Early  Colonial  Days." 

Following  the  death  of  his  wife  he  returned  to  the  United  States 
to  live,  and  since  has  made  his  home  alternately  with  his  daughters, 
Mrs.  James  V.  Chalmers,  and  Mrs.  James  Whitman  of  New  York 
City;  the  former  being  the  wife  of  Rev.  James  V.  Chalmers,  the 
Vicar  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity  of  New  York  City. 

Dr.  Bishop  was  elected  an  active  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  on  May  i6,  1864,  but  the  records  fail  to  show  for  how 
long  a  period  his  membership  continued.  He  died  in  New  York 
City  on  January  14,  1910,  in  his  ninety-first  year. 


EDMUND  BLAKE 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Edmund  Blake,  was  the  son  of  Stephen, 
Jr.,  and  Rachel  (Capen)  Blake,  and  born  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  on  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  July,  1819. 

His  early  education  being  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town,  he  then  taught  school  in  the  early  years  of  his  life. 

Determining  to  fit  himself  for  the  profession  of  dentistry  he  studied 
with  Dr.  S.  S.  Shocking,  and  afterwards  entered  upon  the  practice  of 
his  profession.  This  was  long  prior  to  the  advent  of  dental  colleges, 
and  when  a  dental  education  had  to  be  obtained  in  some  office. 

Dr.  Blake  was  an  ardent  abolitionist  and  quite  active  in  politics 
at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War.  He  joined  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  on  May  2,  1864,  soon  after  its  inception  and  remained 
and  active  member  for  some  years,  but  the  records  do  not  indicate 
when  his  membership  ceased. 

Dr.  Blake  was  married  to  Caroline  S.  Fay,  and  his  death  occurred, 
at  Stoughton  on  the  twenty-first  day  of  March,  1875,  leaving  a  widow, 
one  son  arid  three  daughters. 


149 


WILLARD  LEWIS  BOWDOIN,  D.D.S. 

Willard  Lewis  Bowdoin,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in 
Belchertown,  Mass.,  August  17,  1820,  being  a  sou  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Lewis)  Bowdoin. 

In  1869,  Dr.  Bowdoin  became  a  trustee  of  the  Boston  Dental  College, 
and  in  1870  he  graduated  from  said  institution  with  the  degree  of 
D.D.S. ;  in  1879,  ^^  was  appointed  Clinical  Lecturer  and  in  1880, 
Professor  of' Clinical  Dentistry  in  the  same  institution. 

Dr.  Bowdoin  became  an  active  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  in  the  year  1865,  but  the  records  are  dumb  on  the 
length  of  his  membership.  He  also  became  an  active  fellow  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  in  1867. 

He  was  married  on  June  4,  1867,  to  Lucy  H.  Proctor  at  Danvers, 
(noW  Peabody),  Mass.,  who  survived  him,  he  having  passed  the 
"great  divide"  at  Salem,  Mass.,  on.  April  27,  1870,  suddenly  and 
unexpectedly. 

Dr.  Bx)wdoin  was  possessed  of  sterling  professional  and  social 
qualities. 


150 


CHARLES  ALBERT  BRACKETT,  D.M.D. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Charles  Albert  Brackett,  was  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Lydia  Lucretia  (Hunt)  Brackett,  (descendant  of  Captain 
Richard  Brackett  of  Braintree,  Mass.,  1629),  and  born  in  Lempster, 
N.  H.,  January  2,  1850. 

Young  Charles  early  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools 
and  under  the  tutelage  of  his  parents. 

Later,  in  the  twenty-first  year  of  his  age,  he  left  the  farm  of  his 
parents  and  entered  the  Harvard  Dental  School  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1873,  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. ;  from  this  time  onward  we 
find  him  climbing  the  ladder  to  a  lucrative  practice  and  positions  of 
influence  and  honor. 

Dr.  Brackett  has  practiced  dentistry  at  Newport  since  1873,  and 
been  continuously  a  teacher  since  1874  in  the  Harvard  Dental  School, 
having  passed  several  grades  of  offices  to  a  full  Professorship  of  Dental 
Pathology  since  1883.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Administrative 
Board  of  the  school  since  the  board's  organization  in  1899, andhas 
held  many  offices  in  dental  and  civic  life,  among  others  the  following: 

President  of  the  Rhode  Island  Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry, 
1888  to  1897; 

Chairman  committee  for  drafting  the  new  city  charter  for  the 
City  of  Newport,  1906; 

Member  of  the  Representative  Council,  and  corporation  of  the 
Newport  Hospital.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Peoples'  Free  Public 
Library; 

151 


A  member  of  the  Newport  Dental  Society;  delegate  to  the  seventh 
and  ninth  International  Medical  Congress;  the  former  at  London, 
England,  1881;  and  the  latter  at  Washington,  D.C.,  1887;  member 
of  the  World's  Columbian  Dental  Congress,  Chicago,  1893;  member 
of  the  Rhode  Island  and  New  Hampshire  Dental  Societies;  of  the 
Northeastern  Dental  Association;  Associate  Member  of  the  New 
York  Institute  of  Stomatology;  the  New  York  Odontological  Society; 
and  the  National  Dental  Association. 

President  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science,  1891-1893; 
president  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society,  1879,  having  joined 
the  latter  Society,  June  17,  1873,  as  an  active  member;  president 
New  England  Dental  Society,  1899,  and  a  member  of  the  Merrimack 
Valley  Dental  Association  1878-1882,  when  it  and  the  two  previous 
societies  later  became  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association. 

On  December  11,  1873,  he  was  elected  a  Corresponding  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  is  at  the  present  time. 

Some  time  director  First  National  Bank  and  Aquidneck  National 
Bank;  Coddington  Savings  Bank;  Newport  Trust  Company  and 
other  corporations. 

He  was  formerly  president  of  the  Rhode  Island  Harvard  Club. 

On  February  3,  1886,  Dr.  Brackett  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary 
Irish  Spencer,  of  Newport,  R.  I. 


152 


BENJAMIN  STORER  CODMAN,  M.D. 

Benjamin  Storer  Codman  was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Wild) 
Codman,  widow  of  Aaron  Draper,  and  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Febru- 
anv'  24,  1816,  where  he  spent  his  lifetime. 

On  his  mother's  side,  he  was  a  descendant  of  John  Alden  and  Pris- 
cilla  ^Slullins  of  the  "Mayflower."  He  was  also  of  the  same  ancestry 'as 
President  John  Adams,  and  of  John  Eliot,  the  Apostle  to  the  Indians. 

He  began  his  dental  career  about  1838,  as  assistant  to  his  brother, 
Willard  W.  Codman,  who  was  at  that  time  in  the  laboratory  depart- 
ment of  Drs.  Joshua  and  EUsha  G.  Tucker.  After  graduating  from 
the^ Medical  School  of  Harvard  University  in  1845,  he  entered  upon 
the  general  practice  of  dentistry. 

After  the  year  185 1,  Dr.  Codman  bought  from  Joseph  Burnett, 
an  apothecary,  his  stock  of  dental  supplies,  and  securing  as  partner 
Mr.  A.  M.  Shurtleff,  of  Boston,  opened  a  dental  depot  on  Tremont 
Street,  under  the  firm  name  of  Codman  &  Shurtleff,  where  he  remained 
to  the  date  of  his  decease.  The  business  is  still  carried  on  under  the 
firm  name,  by  Mr.  Shurtleff,  who  is  now  quite  aged,  in  the  manufact- 
ture  of  and  dealers  in  dental  and  surgical  instruments. 

Dr.  Codman  married  in  1851,  Miss  Elizabeth  Loring,  of  Boston, 
who  died  in  1876.     They  had  no  children. 

Dr.  Codman  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society  on  May  2,  1864,  but  the  records  are  not  clear  as  to  his  length 
of  membership. 

There  have  been  five  dentists  in  the  Codman  family;  the  brother 
of  deceased,  Willard  W.  Codman  (born  in  Boston  in  181 1  and  died  of 
angina  pectoris,  Dec.  14,  1886);  the  son  of  the  latter,  Dr.  Henry  J. 
Codman,  who  followed  dentistry,  but  since  deceased;  his  student,  a 
nephew.  Dr.  John  Thomas  Codman;  and  the  latter's  son,  Benjamin 
H.  Codman,  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Codman  died  in  Boston,  Mass.,  February  22,  1894. 

153 


GEORGE  LAMB  COOKE,  D.D.S. 


George  Lamb  Cooke  was  the  fifth  child  and  third  son  of  Reuben 
and  Sarah  Smith  (Woodward)  Cooke,  born  in  Hadley,  Mass.,  October 
2,  1823. 

He  was  descended  from  Major  Aaron  Cooke  in  the  seventh  genera- 
tion; Major  Aaron  having  been  born  in  16 10;  his  eldest  son,  Capt. 
Aaron  Cooke,  was  born  in  1640,  and  his  second  son,  who  was  Lieut. 
Westwood  Cooke,  borri  in  1670,  whose  eldest  son.  Ensign  Noah,  was 
born  in  1694;  who  in  turn  was  Lieut.  Noah  Cooke,  youngest  son  born 
in  1730,  and  his  fifth  son.  Ensign  Timothy,  was  born  1757,  and  married 
twice,  and  by  first  wife  was  born  his  fourth  son,  Reuben  Cooke,  on 
February  6,  1795,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  His  eldest 
son,  Hon.  Albert  Andrew  Cooke,  brother  of  Dr.  George  Lamb  Cooke, 
was  the  eighth  President  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  in  187 1, 
serving  for  a  year. 

The  subject  of  this  biography  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town. 

For  nearly  half  a  century  he  was  a  resident  of  Milford,  Mass.,  where 
his  insight  into  the  art  of  dentistry  was  obtained  in  the  ofl&ce  of  his 
brother,  above  named,  in  185 1  and  1852.  He  later  attended  the 
Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  receiving  in  1853  the  honorary 
degree  of  D.D.S. 

For  some  years  he  practiced  in  the  office  of  his  brother,  later  be- 
coming his  partner.  After  the  lapse  of  about  twenty  years  he  with- 
drew and  set  up  an  independent  office.     Here  he  built  up  a  large  and 

154 


lucrative  practice.  He  sought  the  advancement  of  dentistry,  and 
became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  May 
i6,  1864;  his  membership  ceased  in  1892. 

Dr.  Cooke  was  a  devoted  member  and  pillar  in  the  Methodist 
Church  in  Milford,  and  one  of  its  best  officers,  having  been  super- 
intendent of  its  Sunday  School  for  forty-six  years.  He  also  took  a 
great  interest  in  municipal  circles  as  in  professional  life,  and  actively 
promoted  all  good  movements  which  seemed  to  him  conducive  to 
the  elevation  of  society. 

Dr.  Cooke  was  married  September  19,  1854,  at  North  Brookfield, 
Mass.,  to  Miss  Emeline  Augusta  Clarke,  who  was  the  daughter  of 
Timothy  P.  and  Emeline  (Moulton)  Clarke,  born  in  Spencer,  Novem- 
ber 19,  1830. 

Dr.  Cooke  died  at  his  summer  residence.  Cottage  City,  Mass., 
August  3,  1900,  leaving  a  widow,  one  son,  William  Parker  Cooke, 
D.M.D.,  well  known  in  professional  circles  in  Boston;  and  two 
daughters.  Miss  Sarah  Isabella  and  Miss  Mary  Theresa  Cooke,  both 
of  Milford. 


155 


JOHN  BACON  COOLIDGE,  M.D.,  D.D.S. 

John  Bacon  Coolidge,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Natick, 
Mass.,  August  24,  1820,  his  parents  being  John  and  Hannah  (Badger) 
Coolidge. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  by  dint  of  hard  work  and  knocks; 
his  parents  were  his  moral  mentors  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years 
he  announced  his  intention  of  learning  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker  and 
in  the  place  of  his  nativity,  it  being  one  of  the  principal  shoe  centers  of 
Massachusetts,  he  did  this,  and  attended  evening  school  in  West 
Natick  and  Framingham. 

He  also  studied  medicine  and  dentistry  in  Natick,  and  when  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  called  for  volunteer  dentists  he  walked  to  South  Framing- 
ham,  joined  a  band  of  one  hundred  doctors  on  their  way  to  Washington 
in  1863,  and  was  stationed  at  a  temporary  hospital  near  the^ White 
House. 

After  returning  from  the  war,  he  opened  an  office  on  Winter  Street, 
Boston,  and  later  opened  offices  elsewhere.  Meantime  he  had  taken 
a  degree  at  the  New  York  Medical  College,  and  his  dental  degree  of 
D.D.S.  from  the  Boston  Dental  College  in  1870. 

He  was  the  first  to  use  the  nitrous  oxide  gas  as  an  anaesthetic, 
giving  an  exhibition  of  this  at  his  Winter  Street  office  as  far  back  as 
1864. 

With  Dr.  Isaac  J.  Wetherbee,  he  started  the  organization  of  the 
Boston  Dental  College  in  1867  the  legislature,  granting  a  charter  in 

156 


i868.  The  college  was,  in  1899,  merged  with  Tufts  College  Medical 
School  as  the  Tufts  College  Medical  and  Dental  Schools. 

Dr.  CooUdge  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Secretary 
of  the  same  for  fifteen  years,  and  was  adjunct  Professor  of  Dental 
Art  and  Mechanism  from  1869  to  1872,  also  member  of  the  faculty  for 
twenty-seven  years. 

Dr.  Coolidge  was  a  prolific  inventor,  and  many  of  the  instruments 
that  are  seen  on  the  modern  dentists'  workbench  are  the  product  of 
his  mind.  One  of  them  is  the  clock  mechanism  attached  to  vul- 
canizers  of  the  present  day  for  the  timing  and  shutting  off  of  gas 
automatically  w^hen  \ailcanization  is  full.  The  original  working 
model  of  such  was  deposited  in  the  museum  of  Harvard  Dental  School 
some  few  years  ago. 

Dr.  Coolidge's  death  occurred  on  Saturday,  February  3,  191 2,  at 
the  age  of  91  years,  in  Natick,  Mass. 

He  was  widely  known  as  the  oldest  practicing  dentist  in  the  United 
States,  being  hale  and  active  to  the  last. 

He  leaves  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Ella  M.  Wilson,  of  Natick,  Mass. 


157 


JAMES  MONROE  DALY,  D.D.S. 

James  Monroe  Daly  was  the  son  of  James  W.  and  Sarah  E.  (Owen) 
Daly,  and  born  in  Salisbury,  Vermont,  December  23,  1829;  and 
moved  to  Middlebury,  Vt.,  with  his  parents  when  a  boy  and  later 
to  Bristol,  where  his  early  education  was  obtained;  he  then  came  to 
Boston  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age. 

He  studied  dentistry  with  Dr.  Sabine  on  Franklin  Street,  and  began 
the  practice  of  dentistry  in  Boston  in  1845,  ^-nd  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
five  he  went  into  bu^ness  on  Harvard  Street.  Later  in  life  he  took 
the  college  course  of  dental  education  in  the  Boston  Dental  College, 
soon  after  its  organization,  and  graduated  in  1870,  with  the  degree 
of  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Daly  became  a  trustee  of  the  Boston  Dental  College  in  1869, 
and  continued  till  1900,  when  that  institution  was  merged  with  Tufts 
College  Medical  School. 

On  April  4, 1864,  Dr.  Daly  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
but  the  records  do  not  disclose  the  date  when  he  severed  his  connection 
with  the  organization. 

Dr.  Daly  was  a  partner  of  the  late  Enoch  Carter  Rolfe,  M.D.  — 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  —  from 
1859  to  1875. 

In  1852,  Dr.  Daly  married  Amelia  S.  Churchill,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Sally  (Sprague)  Churchill,  who  died  in  i860.  In  1864,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Bispham,  daughter  of  Eleazer  J.  and  Mary  E.  Tolman 
Bispham,  of  Dorchester.     Two  children  were  born  of  the  first  marriage, 

158 


one  died  in  infancy  and  the  other,  Dr.  James  Harlow  Daly,  a  pro- 
fessor in  the  Boston  Dental  College  before  its  merger  with  Tufts 
College.  One  son  by  the  second  marriage,  Dr.  M.  Ordway  Daly, 
who  was  associated  with  his  father  in  dentistry  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  on  April  6, 19 13. 

Although  he  had  been  faithfully  at  his  profession  for  many  years, 
yet  Dr.  Daly  had  found  time  for  other  things,  and  had  been  an  active 
worker  in  the  Third  Congregational  Church  of  Dorchester,  and  of 
the  jMen's  Club  connected  with  it.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Arcanum,  Knights  of  Honor,  Middlesex  Club,  and  Norfolk 
Club,  and  also  of  the  Vermont  Association. 

He  was  in  fairly  good  health,  and  went  to  his  office  in  the  city  every 
day,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  with  his  son  before  named. 

About  seven  months  preceding  his  death  he  met  with  an  accident 
which  compelled  him  to  relinquish  the  practice  of  dentistry  after 
more  than  fifty  years  service. 

Dr.  Daly  died  at  his  home  on  Adams  Street,  Dorchester  Lower 
Mills,  Mass.,  on  the  evening  of  December  27,  191 2,  being  survived 
bv  a  widow  and  two  sons  above  mentioned. 


159 


ALBION  MANLEY  DUDLEY,  D.D.S. 

Albion  Manley  Dudley,  son  of  Albion  Smith  (born  at  Kingfield, 
Me.,  August  6,  1816)  and  Lydia  French  (Manley)  Dudley,  (born  at 
Putney,  Vt.,  and  died  at  Dedham,  Mass.,  November  19,  1849)  was 
said  to  have  been  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  August  1845,  although 
not  found  recorded  on  the  city  records. 

Young  Dudley  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city,  and  in  Provincetown,  Mass.,  and  in  the  Seminary  at 
Tilton,  N.  H.,  and  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  and  later  he  studied  at  the' 
Harvard  University  Medical  School  and  the  Boston  University. 

Leaving  school  while  at  Wilbraham,  in  June  1862,  he  enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Co.  D,  of  the  thirty-third  Massachusetts  Infantry  Regi- 
ment. He  had  been  refused  muster,  but  being  determined  to  go  and 
go  he  did,  but  was  invalided  home  in  1863.  On  his  recovery  he 
joined  the  fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment  and  served  until 
after  the  battle  of  Petersburg.  As  a  soldier  he  distinguished  himself, 
winning  a  lieutenancy  and  being  brevetted  .captain  for  bravery. 

After  the  war  closed  he  entered  upon  the  study  of  dentistry,  and  in 
1869  was  graduated  from  the  Boston  Dental  College,  who,  with  Dr.  E. 
G.Barton,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  constituted  the  entire  class  which  gradu- 
ated the  first  year  from  that  institution.  In  1870  and  1871  he  served 
as  Professor  of  Institutes  of  Dentistry  and  Dental  Therapeutics. 

Dr.  Dudley  took  rank  with  the  leading  dentists  of  the  City  of  Salem, 
where  he  located  and  was  a  prominent  figure  for  many  years  in  various 

160  i 


dental  societies,  having  served  as  secretary  for  eighteen  years  and  as 
president  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association,  also  of  the 
New  England  Dental  Society.  On  December  13,  1870,  Dr.  Dudley 
became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  a  vice- 
president  in  1875  and  1876;  and  ceased  his  membership  in  1893. 
He  was  formerly  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  American  Dental 
Association,  and  was  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Vermont,  New 
Hampshire,  and  the  American  Dental  Society  of  Europe.  In  1882, 
he  was  a  member  of  the  International  Medical  Congress,  which  met 
in  London,  England,  and  was  secretary  of  the  dental  section  of  the 
International  Medical  Congress  held  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1867. 
Dr.  Dudley  was  identified  with  many  charitable  and  financial 
organizations.  He  was  married  in  1871  to  Miss  Jennie  L.  Butler, 
whose  mother  was  a  lineal  descendent  of  General  Isaac  Putnam; 
she  died  in  1875.  Dr.  Dudley  ''passed  on"  at  his  home  in  Salem, 
Mass.,  March  7,  1899. 


161 


NATHANIEL  ALBERT  GLOVER 

Nathaniel  Albert  Glover  was  born  in  Bristol,  England,  in  1826. 
■His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  regular  schools  of  Bristol  and 
at  Oxford  College,  England,  and  he  also  took  a  course  in  medicine 
in  the  Harvard  Medical  School  in  1853-1855. 

Dr.  Glover,  pre\dous  to  coming  to  the  United  States,  was  a  druggist 
or  chemist  in  Bristol,  England,  and  migrated  to  America  in  the  year 
1849.  AfterhavingHvedinCanada,  1850  and  1851,  he  settled  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  w^here  he  began  the  work  of  his  profession  of  dentistry  and 
practiced  in  Boston  since  i860. 

Dr.  Glover  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  October  i, 
1866,  but  the  records  do  not  mention  when  his  membership  ceased. 

He  was  a  genial  gentleman,  sympathetic,  honest,  conscientious  and 
much  esteemed  by  his  patients. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa  Southerland  Stayner,  of  Hahfax, 
N.  S.,  in  Canada,  July  23,  1851.  One  son,  WiUiam  Liddiatt  Glover, 
spent  a  year  (1876-1877)  in  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  and  has 
since  then  been  in  the  banking  business  in  Boston. 

Dr.  Glover  died  in  Boston  from  Bright's  disease,  September  i,  1877, 
lea^dng  a  widow  and  several  children.  He  was  a  kind  husband  and 
father  and  a  worthy  member  of  the  dental  profession. 


NATHANIEL  WARE  HA  WES,  D.M.D. 

Nathaniel  Ware  Hawes  was  born  in  Wrentham,  Mass.,  August 
II,  1838,  and  drew  his  first  and  last  breath  in  the  same  house.  He^was 
a  son  of  Benjamin  and  EUzabeth  J.  (Holmes)  Hawes. 

On  reaching  manhood,  with  a  view  to  adopting  the  profession  of 
dentistr>'^  he  placed  himself,  in  1862,  under  the  instruction  of  his 
uncle,  Dr.  George  E.  Hawes,  of  New  York  City,  with  whom  he  con- 
tinued for  two  or  three  years.  He  proved  an  assiduous  pupil,  and  one 
who  was  acquainted  with  him  at  the  time  speaks  of  his  having,  even 
in  those  days,  executed  mechanical  work  of  pronounced  excellence. 
In  1865,  he  began  practice  in  Wrentham  and  also  at  Foxborough.  A 
few  years  later  he  opened  an  office  in  Boston,  where  his  technical 
proficiency,  together  with  his  personal  character,  was  destined  to 
make  him  one  of  the  best  known  of  its  dental  fraternity. 

In  1 869- 1 870,  he  held  the  appointment  of  demonstrator  of  operative 
dentistry'  in  Harvard  University,  and  the  following  year  was  promoted 
to  assistant  professor  of  operative  dentistry  in  the  same  institution, 
retaining  the  office  till  the  year  1879,  when  the  honorary  degree  of 
D.M.D.  was  conferred  upon  him. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science 
from  1882  to  1893,  when  he  in  November  of  that  year  resigned.  He 
was  one  of  the  earliest  active  members  of  the  Boston  Society  for 
Dental  Improvement. 

On  March  6,  1865,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  remaining  a  member  until  1884. 

163 


He  was  a  liberal  contributor  of  valuable  papers  to  the  literature 
of  the  dental  profession.  He  was  a  man  of  genial  manners  and  gen- 
erous impulses.  His  unbounded  hospitality  was  best  known  by  the 
delightful  outings  that  were  given  by  him  at  his  beautiful  house  in 
Wrentham,  where  he  died  on  April  i,  1900.  He  was  twice  married  and 
left  a  widow,  formerly  Miss  Ida  B.  Sturtevant  of  that  town,  to  whom 
he  was  married  November  16,  1881.  His  first  wife,  Miss  Caroline 
C.  Fisher,  of  the  same  town,  he  married  January  18,  1865. 


164 


OSCAR  HOWE 

Oscar  Howe,  son  of  Adonigal  and  Lucretia  (Howe)  Howe,  was  born 
in  Princeton,  Mass.,  July  2,  1830. 

He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  later 
took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  with  Dr.  Levi  Fosket  of  Winchendon 
and  Dr.  Seth  Miller  of  Worcester;  and  practiced  in  his  native  town 
for  over  fifty  years,  being  one  of  Princeton's  noted  men  and  identified 
with  one  of  the  oldest  families  in  that  town. 

In  May,  1854,  in  Princeton,  Dr.  Howe  married  Sarah  Amanda 
Adams,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Mary  (Braman)  Adams.  Father  of 
three  children:  Walter  Sumner,  who  died  in  Princeton,  February  12, 
1890;  Ellsworth  Eugene,  a  resident  of  Grafton  (Fisherville),  and  Fred 
Clayton,  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Dr.  Howe  was  descended  from  Abraham  How,  a  nephew  of  John 
How  who  came  to  this  country  and  was  in  Watertown  in  1657,  was 
one  of  the  proprietors  of  Marlboro  in  1660.  Coming  to  Worcester 
County  he  purchased  one  hundred  acres  of  land  at  Princeton,  on 
what  was  then  called  "Watertown  Farms,"  and  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  town  of  Princeton,  being  of  the  seventh  generation. 

Dr.  Howe  made  regular  visits  to  Westminster  and  Hubbardston 
for  thirty  years.  He  had  done  more  dentistry  and  made  more  friends 
for  years  than  any  other  dentist  in  Worcester  County. 

Dr.  Howe  always  made  his  home  in  his  native  town,  spending  his 
winters,  in  later  years,  at  the  homes  of  his  sons  in  New  Haven,  Conn., 
and  Fisherville,  Mass.,  and  the  summer  at  Princeton. 

165 


In  politics  he  was  a  staunch  RepubKcan,  and  had  served  as  chairman 
of  the  Republican  Town  Committee  for  a  time.  He  was  a  musician, 
and  held  the  position  of  organist  at  the  Congregational  Church  in 
Princeton  for  sixteen  consecutive  years.  His  wife  died  in  June  1907, 
and  he  died  at  the  home  of  his  son  at  Fisherville  (Grafton),  December 
29, 1911,  at  the  ripe  age  of  eighty-one  years,  five  months  and  twenty- 
seven  days,  leaving  two  sons,  Ellsworth  E.  Howe,  president  of  the 
Grafton  Co-operative  Bank  at  Fisherville,  Mass.,  and  Fred  Howe,  of 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  the  latter  manager  of  the  Bradstreet  Agency 
at  New  Haven. 

Dr;  Howe  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society,  September  4,  1865,  but  the  records  are  meager  as  to  the  time 
whep  he  ceased  hjs  membership. 


166 


AMBROSE  LAWRENCE,  D.D.S. 

Ambrose  Lawrence  was  the  son  of  Alvarus  and  Eliza  (Farnsworth) 
Lawrence  both  of  DubHn,  New  Hampshire,  and  said  to  have  been  born 
in  Boscawen,  New  Hampshire,  May  2,  1816,  but  the  records  of  said 
town  do  not  record  his  birth.  He  learned  the  trade  of  machinist  at 
Peterborough,  in  that  state,  and  subsequently  went  to  Lowell,  Mass., 
to  take  the  position  of  overseer  in  the  Suffolk  Mills.  Remaining  there 
but  a  short  time,  in  1837  he  went  to  Georgia  and  studied  dentistry 
with  Dr.  Smith,  a  relative  of  his  wife.  Returning  north  in  1839, 
he  opened  dental  rooms  in  Lowell,  where  he  practiced  for  many  years. 
During  his  residence  here  he  took  an  active  part  in  politics,  having 
at  different  periods  been  elected  to  the  Common  Council;  twice  to 
the  Board  of  Aldermen;  to  the  School  Board,  and  was  chosen  mayor 
of  the  city  in  1855,  as  the  candidate  of  the  American  party. 

He  was  prominently  connected  with  the  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows. 
About  1870,  Dr.  Lawrence  removed  to  Boston,  where  he  gave  most 
of  his  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  Lawrence's  Amalgam,  so 
familiar  to  all  dentists.  He  became  lecturer  in  the  Boston  Dental 
College,  in  which  he  was  at  one  time  a  professor  of  Institutes  of 
Dentistry,  1868  and  1869;  he  was  also  trustee  of  same  institution  in 
1868,  and  Professor  of  Mechanical  Dentistry  and  Metallurgy,  1874  to 
approximately  1877.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Pennsylvania 
College  of  Dental  Surgery  in  the  class  of  1866,  and  belonged  to  several 
dental  societies. 

On  June  11,  1864,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  resigning  on  May  21,  1868. 

167 


He  was  president  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association, 
being  elected  its  first  president  in  1863,  and  so  continued  for  six  years 
or  imtil  1869. 

Dr.  Lawrence  was  twice  married,  his  widow  and  one  son  survived 
him,  Dr.  George  W.  Lawrence,  formerly  a  dentist  of  Lowell,  Mass., 
and  afterward  of  Chicago,  111. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  died  in  Boston,  Mass.,  of  apoplexy, 
April  23,  1893. 


168 


DWIGHT  WELLS  LEACH 


The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  son  of  Warren  and  Hannah 
(Reynolds)  Leach,  and  born  in  North  Leverett,  Mass.,  December  24, 

His  early  education  having  been  obtained  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  town,  he  later  took  the  course  at  Pierce  Academy  in  Middle- 
boro,  Mass. 

Subsequently  he  studied  dentistry  with  Dr.  Charles  Leach,  of 
Middleboro,  Mass.,  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  dentistry  at 
Abington  in  the  autumn  of  1858. 

The  following  year,  1859,  he'located  at  Randolph,  Mass.,  and  several 
years  after  opened  a  branch  office  in  Boston,  where  he  was  perma- 
nently settled  in  practice  at  the  time  of  his  death,  though  retaining 
his  residence  at  Rartidolph. 

Dr.  Leach  was  a  member  and  some  time  treasurer  of  the  Old  Colony 
Dental  Association,  and  was  also  an  early  member  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Dental  Society,  having  been  elected  February  6,  1865.  The  re- 
cords, however,  are  silent  as  to  the  time  his  membership  ceased. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Masons  and  belonged  to  the 
lodge  in  Randolph,  as  well  as  to  that  at  Abington. 

Dr.  Leach  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Sprague  Ring  at  Kingston, 
Mass.,  on  May  19,  1861.  His  death  occurred  at  South  Braintree, 
Mass.,  on  September  2,  1895,  due  to  an  accident  while  attempting 
to  board  a  moving  train  at  that  station.  A  widow  and  two  grown 
daughters  survived  him.  Dr.  Leach  was  highly  respected  for  his 
professional  attainments  and  genial  disposition. 

169 


HENRY  MARTIN  MILLER 


Henry  Martin  Miller  was  a  son  of  Asa  and  Laura  (Rogers)  Miller, 
and  born  in  Tatham  (West  Springfield),  Mass.,  June  lo,  1826. 

His  early  education  having  been  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  those  days,  he  turned  his  attention  to  teaching  and  for  seven  winters 
taught  school  in  that  neighborhood;  afterwards,  in  1849,  he  took  up 
the  study  of  dentistry  with  Dr.  Isaac  Woolworth,  at  Westfield. 

On  September  2,  1851,  he  commenced  practice  at  Plymouth,  Mass., 
but  returned  to  Westfield  in  October,  1856,  and  remained  there  ever 
since,  except  during  the  year  1866.  The  art  of  carving  teeth  was 
learned  from  Dr.  George  H.  White  of  Springfield.  For  twenty  years 
he  had  his  office  in  the  Comer  Block,  afterwards  moving  to  Masonic 
and  Morgan  Blocks  respectively.  He  finally  located  at  his  home, 
15  State  Street. 

He  has  ever  been  an  ethical,  conscientious  and  unselfish  practitioner. 
An  active  working  member  of  the  old  Connecticut  Valley  Dental 
Society,  serving  in  many  subordinate  offices,  and  its  president  in 
1873  and  1874. 

On  January  8,  1866,  Dr.  Miller  was  elected  an  active  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  but  the  records  are  meager  as  to 
when  said  membership  ceased,  but  probably  near  the  close  of  his  life. 

Dr.  Miller  was  married,  first,  in  May  i860,  to  Miss  Emily  Leavins 
Holmes  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  who  died  on  November  26,  1866. 
Again,  for  the  second  time,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sylvia  Clark  of 
Westfield,  Mass.,  July  27,   1868,  who  survived  him,  and  their  five 

170 


children,  Mr.  H.  S.  Miller  of  Westfield  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  Spencer  of 
Hartford,  Conn.,  children  of  the  first  marriage;  and  Edward  C. 
Miller  of  New  York  City,  Gilbert  W.  Miller  of  New  Haven,  Conn., 
and  Martin  P.  Miller  of  Denver,  Colorado,  children  of  the  second 
marriage. 

Dr.  Miller  was  held  in  the  highest  esteem  as  a  sincere  Christian 
gentleman,  courteous  and  kind  to  rich  and  poor  alike;  interested  in 
all  educational  and  philanthropic  matters  and  held  offices  of  trust 
along  these  lines,  and  an  esteemed  trustee  of  banks,  etc.,  until  his 
decease;  and  there  was  no  practictioner  of  the  early  years  for  whom 
kindHer  feeUngs  and  respect  were  ever  cherished. 

Dr.  Miller's  death  occurred  at  Westfield,  Mass.,  April  9,  1902, 
a  widow  and  children  surviving.  A  son,  above  noted,  H.  S.  Miller, 
is  treasurer  and  manager  of  the  Bryant  Box  Company  of  Westfield. 


171 


NEWTON  MORGAN,  D.D.S. 


Newton  Morgan  is  a  descendent  of  Miles  Morgan,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Springfield,  and  was  born  in  West  Springfield,  October 
25,  1840,  being  the  son  of  Nathan  and  Fannie  Cooley.  Nathan  was 
a  descendent  of  Miles  Morgan,  Colonist. 

His  early  life  was  the  common  one  of  the  farmer's  boy  of  that 
period.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  common  and  select 
schools  and,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  terminated  in  a  few  years 
at  what  was  then  known  as  the  "new"   Academy  at  Westfield,  Mass. 

Thinking  for  some  time  of  choosing  "mechanics"  as  an  avocation, 
the  winter  of  1858  was  spent  with  Milton  Bradley,  who  had  then 
a  draughting  school  in  that  city.  The  plans,  however,  did  not  mature 
satisfactorily  and  later  he  decided  to  enter  the  ranks  of  dentistry. 

The  matriculation  for  the  study  of  this  calling  was  on  January  i, 
1 86 1,  in  the  office  of  a  well-known  dentist  in  Connecticut,  and  later 
for  a  time  in  the  ofi&ce  of  Dr.  C.  S.  Hurlbut,  Sr.,  of  Springfield.  After 
a  few  years  of  practice  he  entered  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College 
and  graduated  with  the  class  of  1869.  Since  that  time  he  has  had  a 
continuous  practice  at  Springfield.  On  June  5,  1866,  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society,  and  from  that  time 
to  the  consohdation  into  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association  he 
has  been  an  interested  worker  in  the  offices  of  chairman  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee,  treasurer  and  president  of  the  first-named  Society. 
He  is  now  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Vermont  State  Dental  Society, 

172 


and  an  Active  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  having 
been  elected  December  ii,  1874. 

In  the  days  of  the  New  England  Dental  Journal,  Dr.  Morgan 
did  much  to  further  the  work  of  that  periodical.  To  the  younger 
men  he  has  been  a  source  of  inspiration  and  help,  and  has  always 
stood  for  the  higher  professional  life. 

He  also  was  joint  inventor,  with  Dr.  George  A.  Maxfield,  of  the 
Morgan-Maxfield  Disk  Mandrel,  which  for  its  simplicity  and  utility 
has  become  one  of  the  standard  dental  instruments. 


173 


LESTER  NOBLE,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member 

Lester  Noble  was  the  son  of  John  and  Irena  (Robinson)  Noble, 
and  born  in  Blandford,  Mass.,  November  ii,  1819. 

On  his  father's  side  he  came  of  Puritan  stock,  his  father  was  a 
resident  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  the  days  of  William  Pynchon,  going 
to  Westfield  in  1665. 

Dr.  Noble's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools, 
and  later  in  the  select  school  of  Blandford,  Mass.,  and  attended 
Wilbraham  Academy.  He  was  brought  up  on  a  farm  while  in  attend- 
ance at  these  schools. 

He  learned  the  spectacle  trade  of  Jacob  Colton  of  Longmeadow, 
and  was  in  company  with  him  for  a  time,  but  even  then  he  longed  to 
become  a  dentist  and  used  to  experiment  upon  his  shopmates  and 
their  families,  "his  first  victims  in  the  new  art"  as  he  used  to  call  them. 
In  1846,  he  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  and  studied  dentistry  with  his 
friend  and  relative.  Dr.  Nathan  Cooley  Keep.  For  a  time  he  was  in 
the  Lawrence  Scientific  School,  at  Harvard  University,  and  took  a 
coiirse  in  analytical  chemistry  under  Prof.  E.  N.  Horsford.  Later  he 
took  a  course  of  study  at  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery, 
graduating  in  1850. 

For  two  years  after  his  graduation  he  was  demonstrator  of  mechani- 
cal dentistry  at  the  college,  1851-1852.  He  was  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
from  1852  to  1859,  practicing  his  profession,  being  associated  with  Dr. 
Maynard.    Later  he  went  out    west,   prospecting    for  oil.     While 

174 


thus  engaged  he  froze  his  face,  and  thus  affected  his  eyes  to  such  a 
degree  that  he  was  obUged  to  relinquish  his  practice  for  the  next  ten 
years.  In  1869.  he  opened  an  office  in  Springfield,  locating  at  the 
comer  of  Main  and  State  Streets;  he  gave  up  business  in  1898. 

Soon  after  giving  up  practice  in  1898,  he  read  in  that  year  a  paper 
on  "Personal  Recollections  of  the  Early  Use  of  Sulphuric  Ether  as  an 
Anaesthetic,"  which  played  no  small  part  in  clearing  the  misty  atmos- 
phere of  those  early  days  in  reference  to  the  real  discoverer  of  anaes- 
thesia, for  his  studentship  started  only  a  month  after  the  first  surgical 
operation  under  the  influence  of  ether  at  the  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital.  So  expert  was  he  in  the  administration  of  the  then  newly 
discovered  ether,  that  Boston's  most  prominent  physicians  used  to 
engage  the  young  dentist  to  administer  ether  to  their  patients,  and  it 
is  said  he  was  the  ven,-  first  to  give  ether  to  a  woman  in  confinement. 

Dr.  Noble  figured  with  Dr.  N.  C.  Keep,  ^^^th  whom  he  was  associated 
at  the  time,  as  one  of  the  most  important  witnesses  in  the  celebrated 
trial  of  Prof.  John  W.  Webster  for  the  murder  of  Dr.  George  Parkman, 
November  23,  1849.  ^^  1842,  Dr.  Webster,  was  professor  of  Chemis- 
try in  the  Harv-ard  ^ledical  School,  and  applied  to  Dr.  Parkman  for 
a  loan  of  four  hundred  dollars  which  was  granted.  Later  Webster 
became  so  embarressed  financially  that  he  turned  over  all  his  personal 
property,  including  his  furniture  and  collection  of  minerals,  to  Dr. 
Parkman  for  financial  aid  rendered.  But  his  difficulties  increasing 
and  being  at  last  hard  pressed,  he  made  an  appointment  to  meet 
Dr.  Parkman  at  his  (Webster's)  laboratory  at  the  College  at  1.30 
P.M.,  November  23,  1849. 

It  was  known  that  Dr.  Parkman  kept  the  appointment,  but  then  he 
mysteriously  disappeared.  Meantime,  Prof.  Webster  acted  ver>' 
strangely.  He  contradicted  himself  in  his  statements  and  would  not 
allow  even  the  janitor  to  enter  his  laboratory-.  A  search  in  the  furnace 
brought  to  light  the  mineral  remains  of  a  set  of  teeth,  which  in  those 
days  were  car\-ed  and  baked.  In  the  ashes  was  found  enough  gold 
to  equal  what  might  naturally  be  expected  in  a  set  of  artificial  teeth. 
Webster  was  arrested.  Dr.  Noble,  then  a  student  in  the  Baltimore 
College  of  Dental  Surgery,  was  summoned  and  was  able  to  produce 
the  metal  cast  upon  which  the  plate  found  among  the  remains  of 
Dr.  Parkman  was  made,  while  he  was  a  student  in  Dr.  Keep's  Boston 
ofl&ce.  Bringing  into  juxtaposition  the  plate  and  cast  in  the  court 
and  the  demonstration  that  each  was  the  counterpart  of  the  other 
produced  intense  excitement.  Professor  Webster  was  convicted  and 
hanged,  but  before  execution  he  confessed  to  the  murder. 

Dr.  Noble  was  recognized,  not  only  by  the  public,  but,  by  his 
brother  dentists  as  one  of  Springfield's  leading  practitioners,  and  upon 
his  retirement  a  memorial  autograph  album  was  presented  to  him  by 
the  Valley  District  Dental  Society. 

His  studentship  saw  the  advent  of  air  chambers,  the  use  of  anaes- 
thesia in  surger>',  and  the  use  of  amalgam  as  a  filling  material.  • 

On  June  2,  1897,  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  elected  Dr. 
Noble  an  Honorary  Member. 

175 


The  sudden  death  of  his  brother,  Dr.  Henry  Noble,  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  followed  by  that  of  his  only  daughter,  Alice  Louise  Noble,  on 
July  4,  1902,  who  had  been  associated  much  with  him  in  his  work, 
was  a  great  blow  to  him.  For  some  time  he  had  been  failing  in  health 
until  the  end  came  on  February  21,  1905,  at  the  ripe  age  of  nearly 
eighty-six  years  —  a  Christian  gentleman  to  the  last. 

Dr.  Noble  was  married  to  Mary  Woolworth  Burbank  in  Long' 
meadow,  Mass.,  April  28,  1823;  their  only  child  was  a  daughter,  above 
named.     Mrs.  Noble  was  born  in  Longmeadow  and  died  June  17,  1908. 

While  located  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Dr.  Noble  was  possessed  of 
a  fine,  large  and  lucrative  practice  —  his  patients  numbering  many 
government  ofi&cials,  several  presidents  and  others  in  ofiicial  position. 

He  was  universally  beloved  and  honored  for  his  integrity,  blame- 
less life  and  genial  nature.  He  had  a  warm  friendship  with  three 
generations  of  boys;  not  a  boy  in  town  but  loved  him,  and  felt  sure  of 
his  sympathy  in  their  boyish  sports.  One  prominent  business  man 
of  Springfield  said  to  his  niece,*  who  has  furnished  the  author  of  this 
biography  with  most  of  the  facts,  ''Dr.  Noble  is  just  the  same  warm 
friend  to  my  sons  that  he  was  to  me,  and  I  do  not  see  that  they  consider 
him  any  older  than  he  seemed  to  me  twenty  years  ago." 

"Why  should  good  words  ne'er  be  said 
Of  a  friend  until  he  is  dead?" 


Miss  Harriet  C.  Bliss,  daughter  of  Dr.  Noble's  sister. 


176 


EDWARD  PAGE,  M.D.,  D.M.D. 

Edward  Page  was  a  son  of  Abel  and  Asenwath  (  )  Page,  and 
bom  in  Groton,  Mass.,  December  4,  1826. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  and  the 
Lawrence  Academy  of  Groton. 

Early  in  life  he  prepared  for  the  profession  of  dentistry  and  entered 
later  in  the  first  class  of  the  Harvard  Dental  School,  graduating  in 
1869,  and  a  year  later  took  the  medical  degree  from  the  Harvard 
Medical  School.  He  is  now  the  only  living  member  of  the  first 
dental  class  of  Harvard  University,  being  nearly  eighty-seven  years  of 
age,  a  man  hale  and  hearty,  of  vigorous  constitution,  and  in  prime 
health  and  activity  till  recently. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association, 
being  one  of  its  organizers  and  also  its  first  president;  continuing  a 
member  until  1901,  he  was  made  an  Honorary  Member;  and  was 
treasurer  from  1874  to  1880. 

On  May  11,  1869,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  and  in  1872  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Society, 
discharging  that  duty  for  twenty-five  years  or  till  the  year  1897, 
when  he  asked  and  was  transferred  to  the  Honorary  roll  of  said 
organization,  on  June  2,  of  that  year;  and  would  have  been  elected 
president  had  he  so  desired  at  that  time. 

He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  old  New  England  Dental  Society 
on  and  previous  to  1887.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Dental  Pro- 
tective Association  of  the  United  States. 

177 


Some  years  ago  he  retired  from  practice  and  became  a  manufac- 
turer of  dental  alloys. 

On  August  14,  1850,  at  Leominster,  Mass.,  he  married  Rebecca 
Jane  Wright,  the  fruit  of  this  union  being  a  son,  Washburn  E. 
Page,  D.M.D.,  who  is  in  active  practice  of  his  father's  profession. 
It  may  be  said  of  him  by  the  poet: 

"And  in  the  sunshine  streaming  on  quiet  wood  and  lea, 
I  stand  and  calmly  wait  till  the  hinges  turn  for  me." 


178 


AUGUSTUS  PAPINEAU 

Augustus  Papineau  was  born  in  St.  Martin's,  Canada,  June,  1831, 
being  the  son  of  John  and  Marguerite  (  )  Papineau. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster. 

Young  Papineau,  having  decided  on  dentistry  as  a  profession,  studied 
with  Dr.  C.  F.  Home  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  and  began  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  in  the  year  1851,  where  he  con- 
tinued until  the  date  of  his  death,  which  occurred  on  August  17,  1906. 

Dr.  Papineau  married  Miss  Lucy  Adams  in  1865,  who  with  two 
sons  survived  him. 

Dr.  Papineau  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  having  signed  the  Constitition  and  By-Laws  May  2, 
1864,  being  the  thirty-second  signer;  and  he  continued  an  active 
member  until  1899. 


179 


AARON  HALL  PARKER 

Aaron^Hall  Parker  was  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Catherine  Emerson 
(Hall)  Parker,  and  born  in  Woburn,  Mass.,  on  August  6,  1836. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town- 
He  began  his  dental  education  in  the  ofSce  of  the  late  Daniel  Har- 
wood,  M.D.,  first  as  an  assistant,  then  as  an  associate,  and  later  as 
successor. 

He  belonged  to  the  Apollo  and  Papyrus  Clubs;  in  religion  an 
Orthodox,  and  a  staunch  Republican  in  politics. 

On  January  8,  1866,  he  became  a  member  of  the  ^yiassachusetts 
Dental  Society,  but  the  records  are  lax  as  to  when  he  ceased  member- 
ship in  said  Society. 

Dr.  Parker  was  married  to  Edith  Norton  Kurtz,  at  Boston,  Mass., 
on  June  5,  1878.  His  death  occurred  in  that  city,  January  i,  1909, 
lea\dng  a  widow  and  a  son,  Austin  Hall  Parker,  D.M.D.,  a  practicing 
dentist  in  Pasadena,  California. 


180 


JAMES  SHEPHERD 

James  Shepherd  was  a  son  of  Colonel  James  and  Eliza  (Phillips) 
Shepherd,  and  born  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  August  17,  1819. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  his'native 
place. 

Dr.  Shepherd  was  one  of  the  early  "Forty-niners,"  going  to  California 
by  ship  "around  the  Horn."  After  his  return  from  California,  as 
"an  argonaut  in  search  of  the  golden  fleece,"  he  entered  the  office  of 
Dr.  Child  on  Tremont  Street,  Boston,  and  later  opened  an  office  for 
himself,  removing  to  Park  street,  where  he  continued  to  the  day  of  his 
death. 

Dr.  Shepherd  was  a  member  of  the  Boston  Society  for  Dental 
Improvement,  and  an  active  worker  in  the  "Boston  Society  of  the 
Church  of  the  New  Jerusalem,"  (Swedenborg). 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on  Jan- 
uary 2,  1865,  and  was  an  active  participant  until  his  decease. 

Dr.  Shepherd  married  Laura  Stevens,  at  Boston,  on  January  27, 
1858;  and  his  death  occurred  in  Boston,  on  November  27,  1885, 
leaving  a  son,  James  Shepherd,  Jr.,  D.M.D.,  who  succeeded  his  father 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

Dr.  Shepherd  was  of  genial  and  kindly  character  and  highly  esteemed 
for  his  professional  and  pleasant  traits. 


181 


CHESTER  TWITCHELL  STOCKWELL 

Honorary  Member. 

Chester  Twitchell  Stockwell,  son  of  Emmons  and  Elvira  (Wood) 
Stockwell,  was  born  September  5,  1841,  at  Royalston,  Mass. 

He  received  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  Winchendon,  and  later  graduated  from  Eastman's  Business 
College  of  Poughkeepsie,  New  York. 

From  1863  to  1866, he  was  in  business  in  Worcester  and  then  in  North 
Carolina,  but  in  1867  and  1868  he  studied  medicine  in  Fitchburg 
with  Dr.  Saunders,  and  afterwards  matriculated  at  one  of  the  Phila- 
delphia colleges.  He  soon  left,  however,  and  went  into  newspaper 
work;  for  two  years  he  served  on  the  Iowa  State  Register  at  Des 
Moines,  and  for  other  papers  in  the  west.  While  at  Des  Moines  he 
was  for  two  years  Secretary  of  the  Iowa  Central  Dental  Society. 
Meanwhile  he  began  the  study  of  dentistry  with  J.  Todd,  M.D.,  and 
was  associated  in  practice  with  Dr.  James  Watts,  and  by  1872  had 
started  practice  for  himself  and  soon  built  up  an  extensive  clientele. 

After  three  years  his  health  failed  and  he  was  obliged  to  go  to 
Colorado.  After  a  short  stay  there  he  moved  to  Springfield,  Mass., 
in  1875,  and  for  a  year  was  associated  with  Dr.  Lester  Noble.  For  the 
following  three  years  he  was  with  the  late  Dr.  Jarius  Searle  Hurlbut, 
and  then  commenced  practice  for  himself,  first  in  Bill's,  and  second  in 
Dickinson's  Blocks;  after  that  in  the  Republican  Block,  where  he 
remained  for  years. 

A  dentists'  study  club  was  organized  in  the  early  '8o's  under  the 

182 


guidance  of  Professor  Mayr,  which  resulted  in  the  founding  of  the 
New  England  Journal  of  Dentistry  in  1882,  with  Dr.  Stockwell  as 
editor;  later  he  became  editor  of  the  Archives  of  Dentistry. 

In  1882,  before  the  New  England  Dental  Society  at  Boston,  Dr. 
Stockwell  read  a  paper  entitled  "The  Etiology  of  Dental  Caries: 
Acids  or  Germs."  The  author  advocated  the  latter  view.  This 
paper  was  later  read  before  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society 
and  was  published  in  the  New  England  Journal  of  Dentistry  of  No- 
vember, 1882.  The\'iews  presented  by  Dr.  Stockwell  spread  rapidly, 
and  he  was  in\nted  to  read  a  supplemental  paper  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
the  same  year. 

Dr.  Stockwell  also  pubHshed  two  books,  one  entitled  "The  Evolution 
of  ImmortaUty,"  in  1887;  fourth  edition  1906;  and  the  other,  "New 
Modes  of  Thought,"  1901 ;  which  works  gave  him  a  high  place  among 
American  philosophical  writers.  He  was  an  able  and  eloquent 
exponent  of  that  special  form  of  monism,  which,  during  the  later 
nineteenth  century,  combined  with  rhapsodic  pantheism  of  the 
poets  with  epoch-making  discoveries  of  modern  science  which  move 
and  point  to  the  unity  of  all  things. 

Dr.  Stockwell's  Ufe  has  always  been  a  simple  one;  always  a  lover  of 
nature,  he  had  spent  much  of  his  life  out  of  doors  and  had  always  been 
accustomed  to  take  long  walks  into  the  countryside  with  his  most 
intimate  friends.  As  he  became  weaker  and  the  long  years  of  service 
began  to  tell  on  him,  he  made  it  a  rule  to  seek  recuperation  from  his 
hard  labors  by  outdoor  exercise.  He  treated  Nature  as  a  friend,  always 
looking  at  her  from  a  sentimental  aspect,  and  it  afforded  him  an 
almost  physical  pain  to  see  any  of  her  beauties  desecrated.  His 
life  had  been  a  long  example  of  rectitude  in  conduct,  character  and 
action,  and  many  have  been  helped  by  coming  in  contact  with  him. 

Dr.  Stockwell  was  married  in  1866  to  Sophia  Golding  Pierce,  a 
native  of  Royalston,  and  daughter  of  Capt.  Jonas  Pierce,  who  was 
then  living  in  Des  Moines,  where  Dr.  Stockwell  had  begun  to  practice 
dentistry.  Mrs.  Stockwell  died  in  August,  1905.  They  had  three 
sons  and  one  daughter,  viz:  Louis  G.,  who  died  in  Burhngton,  Vt., 
a  few  years  ago;  Dr.  Herbert  E.,  a  physician  in  Stockbridge,  and 
Arthur  E.,  who  is  in  the  insurance  business  in  Philadelphia.  The 
daughter,  Miss  Nellie  May  Stockwell,  has  made  her  home  with  her 
father.  He  also  had  three  brothers:  John  and  Winfield  of  Royalston, 
and  Frank  who  resides  in  Nebraska.  There  are  also  four  grand- 
children. 

Dr.  Stockwell's  death  was  sudden,  from  heart  disease,  and  occurred 
in  Springfield,  Mass.,  October  25,  191 1. 

He  early  joined  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental  Society  and  was  for 
a  time  a  member  of  the  executive  committee,  secretary  of  the  Society 
for  four  years,  and  president  in  1879- 1880. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society  on 
December  27,  1893,  and  resigned  from  Active  membership  April  26, 
1909,  and  on  June  3,  1909,  at  its  next  annual  meeting,  was  elected  to 
Honorary  membership. 

183 


He  was  also  a  member  of  the  New  York  Odontological  Society; 
a  corresponding  member  of  the  Brooklyn  Ethical  Association,  and 
an  active  member  of  the  Springfield  Literary  Club. 

The  author  herewith  pays  respectful  tribute  to  his  memory,  having 
known  him  for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  and  to  whom  he  looked 
in  his  early  dental  career  for  inspiration  and  example.  He  was  a 
fine  specimen  of  a  gentleman  in  every  sense. 

"I  knew  his  work  was  good  before  I  knew  him. 
I  knew  he  would  be  kind  when  I  saw  him  smile. 
I  believe  he  would  fight  hard  for  what  seemed  right — 
His  life  has  given  me  an  inspiration." 


LEVI  COLBY  TAYLOR 

Corresponding  Member. 

Levi  Colby  Taylor,  the  son  of  Erastus  Day  and  Mary  (Colby) 
Taylor,  was  born  in  Lempster,  New  Hampshire,  December  12,  1841. 
He  was  of  New  England  ancestry,  both  maternal  and  paternal  for- 
bears coming  from  England  to  the  colonies  during  the  early  settlement. 

Yoimg  Taylor  was  educated  in  the  common  public,  or  district 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  later  took  a  course  at  the  then  famous 
Henniker  Academy,  paying  his  way  at  the  latter  institution  with 
money  earned  on  a  farm.  From  his  farm  savings,  together  with  money 
earned  while  serving  as  what  is  known  as  a  hammer  carpenter, 
he  financed  his  dental  education.  This  study  he  began  with  Dr. 
George  Bowers  at  Springfield,  Vermont,  in  1866,  and  remained  as  his 
student  for  two  years. 

Dr.  Taylor  began  the  practice  of  dentistry  on  January  i,  1868,  at 
Holyoke,  Mass.,  when  he  and  Dr.  H.  O.  Hastings  purchased  the 
practice  of  Dr.  Wheeler. 

Four  months  later  Dr.  Taylor  bought  out  Dr.  Hasting's  interest 
and  continued  the  practice  until  May  3,  1875,  when  Dr.  Hastings 
bought  the  practice  and  Dr.  Taylor  went  to  Hartford  Conn.  At  the 
last  named  place  Dr.  Taylor  was  associated  with  Dr.  John  M.  Riggs 
for  a  time,  and  then  built  up  a  successful  practice  for  himself. 

October  27,  1868,  Dr.  Taylor  joined  the  Connecticut  Valley  Dental 
Society.  He  held  many  of  the  minor  offices,  was  three  years  Secretary, 
one  year  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  and  in  1877-1878, 

185 


occupied  the  presidency.  Since  then  he  was  for  fourteen  years 
connected  with  the  College  of  Dental  and  Oral  Surgery  under  the 
regents  of  New  York  State  and  located  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
one  of  the  trustees  of  this  institution  and  lectured  on  oral  hygiene 
and  prophylaxis,  a  most  important  branch  of  the  dental  profession 
and  education. 

Dr.  Taylor  is  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Dental  Association; 
of  the  Northeastern  Dental  Association;  of  the  National  Dental 
Association;  and  on  December  lo,  1875,  became  a  Corresponding 
Member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society;  an  Honorary  Member 
of  the  New  York  Institute  of  Stomatology,  and  a  member  of  the 
Hartford  Dental  Society  of  which  he  was  the  first  president. 

Dr.  Taylor  has  taken  a  keen  interest  in  the  advancement  of  his 
profession  and  has  been  active  in  its  promotion,  always  anxious 
to  keep  in  touch  with  new  methods  and  treatment. 

On  December  8,  1874,  Dr.  Taylor  married  Nellie  Thayer,  who  was 
born  in  Peterboro,  New  Hampshire,  a  daughter  of  John  Norcross 
and  Loretta  Hulda  Thayer.  Three  children  have  been  born  to  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Taylor,  Charles  Brackett,  who  died  ,at  the  age  of  seven 
years,  Maude  Winnifred,  and  Leon  Everett. 


186 


JOSEPH  NELSON  TOURTELOTTE,  M.D. 

Joseph  Nelson  Tourtelotte  was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Amy  (Joslin) 
Tourtelotte,  and  born  in  Thompson,  Conn.,  May  3,  1831.  His  early 
education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Nichols  Academy. 

He  obtained  his  dental  education  in  Worcester  and  Boston,  and 
practiced  dentistry  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  for  a  period  of  twenty  years. 
During  the  darly  years  of  his  practice,  he  attended  lectures  and  received 
the  degree  of  medicine  from  the  Boston  Medical  School  in  1857. 

During  the  Civil  War  between  the  States,  he  enlisted  as  a  private, 
but  was  soon  appointed  surgeon,  and  served  in  that  capacity  until 
illness  compelled  him  to  leave  the  service. 

Dr.  Tourtelotte  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  formation  of  and  was 
a  charter  member  of  the  Central  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
and  was  one  of  its  first  secretaries. 

He  joined  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  December  4,  1865, 
but  the  records  are  silent  as  to  when  he  severed  his  membership. 

In  pontics  he  was  a  staunch  Republican,  a  member  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Worcester,  and  a  Mason. 

Dr.  Tourtelotte  was  a  worthy  member  of  the  dental  profession, 
always  sincerely  desirous  for  its  advancement,  and  assisting  in  its 
progress  while  strength  permitted.  Even  during  the  years  of  intense 
suflfering,  his  interest  did  not  abate,  but  he  hailed  with  pleasure 
every  forward  step.  To  all  who  knew  him,  he  was  a  true  friend, 
agreeable  companion  and  an  honored  member  of  society,  a  kind 
husband  and  an  indulgent  father. 

Dr.  Tourtelotte  married  Mary  Aurelia  Perry,  June  i,  1865,  and  he 
departed  this  life  after  a  severe  illness  of  several  years  of  heart  disease 
on  April  25,  1876;  leaving  a  widow,  who  died  November  12,  1910; 
and  one  daughter.  Amy  Augusta  Tourtelotte, 

187 


ELISHA  GUSTAVUS  TUCKER,  M.D. 

Honorary  Member. 

Elisha  Gustavus  Tucker  was  a  son  of  Seth  and  Jane  (Pay son) 
Tucker,  and  born  in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  August  i8,  1808.  His 
father  was  a  farmer,  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  and  one^of 
the  early  settlers  of  the  town. 

He  began  the  study  of  medicine  at  Geneva,  Oneida  County,  New 
York,  in  1834,  and  on  receiving  the  M.D.  degree  in  1837  from  the 
Berkshire  Medical  College  of  Pittsfield,  immediately  commenced  the 
practice  of  dentistry  at  Pittsfield  and  Lenox,  Mass.  It  should,  how- 
ever, be  explained  that  the  medical  degree  was  at  that  time  the  only 
one  available  as  a  preliminary  for  those  desiring  to  thoroughly  equip 
themselves  for  the  intellegent  practice  of  dentistry. 

In  1838,  Dr.  Tucker  removed  to  New  York  City,  and  succeeded 
to  the  practice  of  Dr.  Horace  Kimball,  in  Park  Place.  Soon  after 
he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  the  late  Joseph  H.  Foster,  M.D., 
in  that  city,  and  this  connection  continued  with  marked  success 
until  1841,  when  Dr.  Tucker  went  to  Boston  to  become  partner  of 
his  brother,  the  late  Joshua  Tucker,  M.D.  This  successful  relation 
continued  for  ten  years,  after  which  he  pursued  his  profession  alone 
up  to  1872,  when  his  son,  Winslow  Lewis  Tucker,  A.M.,  D.M.D. 
became  associated  with  him  for  some  time. 

Dr.  Tucker  was  a  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Dental 
Surgeons  in  1840;  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  in  1843; 
of  the  Medical  Benevolent  Society  in  1850;  and  was  vice-president  of 


the  American  Dental  Convention  in  1857.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  and  president  for  two 
years,  1877  to  1879. 

On  May  2,  1864,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  but  the  records  are  silent  as  to  how  long  he  remained 
a  member;  presumably  till  December  10,  1875,  when  he  was  elected 
an  Honorary  member. 

On  January  17,  1843  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Mary 
Harris,  who  survived  him,  with  one  son  above  named.  Dr.  Tucker 
died  from  influenza  at  Boston,  Mass.,  May  18,  1895.  He,  by  will 
dated  October  8,  1892,  gave  to  the  Museum  of  the  Harvard  Dental 
School  his  dental  instruments,  nearly  all  made  by  himself  previous 
to  1835.  The  handles  of  his  soft  gold  working  instruments  were 
made  from  ivory  and  agate. 


189 


JOSHUA  TUCKER,  M.D. 

Honorary  Member 

Joshua  Tucker  was  a  son  of  Seth  and  Jane  (Payson)  Tucker,  born 
in  Winchendon,  Mass.,  August  7,  1800.  His  father,  a  fanner,  soldier 
in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  town. 
As  young  Tucker  reached  manhood,  Hfe  on  the  farm  grew  monotonous 
and  he  began  to  long  for  an  occupation  other  than  following  the  plow 
and  swinging  the  scythe,  and  for  a  wider  acquaintance  with  men  and 
affairs  than  he  could  acquire  in  an  obscure  country  village.  So  with 
what  small  means  he  could  gain  by  his  own  labor,  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
he  entered  an  academy  at  Hampton,  N.  H.,  and  about  1823  was 
qualified  to  assume  a  position  as  a  teacher. 

In  early  life  young  Tucker  was  a  teacher  in  penmanship  and  a 
most  accomplished  penman,  which,  no  doubt,  did  much  to  train  his 
hand  and  nerve  and  led  him  to  excel  in  dentistry.  He  also  did 
excellent  work  in  pen  and  ink  drawings.  One  of  the  best  specimens 
of  his  work  is  a  picture  of  Lafayette,  executed  during  Lafayette's 
visit  to  America  in  1825. 

Learning  that  there  was  a  better  field  for  enterprising  teachers  in 
the  Southern  States  than  in  the  North,  he  resolved  to  visit  that  section, 
and  after  a  nine  days'  voyage  landed  at  Savannah,  Georgia,  in  the 
autumn  of  1825,  with  no  friends  to  assist  him  and  with  only  a  few 
dollars  in  his  purse,  but  full  of  courage,  energy  and  self-reliance. 

Immediately  on  his  arrival,  he  introduced  himself  to  Rev.  Mr. 
White,  principal  of  the  Savannah  Academy,  made  known  his  plans 

190 


and  wishes,  and  found  in  him  not  only  an  employer  but  a  warm 
friend.  After  a  pleasant  and  profitable  winter  spent  in  teaching  in 
this  Academy,  he  was  advised  by  Mr.  White  to  go  back  into  the  hill 
regions  for  the  Summer,  and  so  went  first  to  Athens,  Georgia,  with 
letters  of  introduction  to  the  professors  of  the  college,  where  he  re- 
mained some  time  teaching  and  making  acquaintances  who,  long 
years  after,  remembered  him  in  Boston. 

From  Athens  he  went  to  Columbia,  S.  C.  Here  he  met  Dr.  D.  C. 
Ambler,  a  successful  dentist  and  cultivated  gentlemen,  who  advised 
him  to  study  for  the  profession  which  he  afterwards  practiced  and 
honored  for  so  many  years. 

In  accordance  with  Dr.  Ambler's  advice,  he  spent  a  term  at  the 
Charleston,  (South  Carolina)  Medical  College,  and  then,  returning 
to  Columbia,  remained  some  months  in  Dr.  Ambler's  office,  till  he 
was  qualified,  in  the  opinion  of  his  friend,  to  begin  practice  by  himself, 
which  he  did  in  1827  at  Sumterville,  S.  C. 

He  commenced,  as  young  dentists  in  those  days  generally  did, 
traveling  from  place  to  place,  stopping  a  few  days  and  then  journey- 
ing on.  He  traveled  in  a  two-wheeled  chaise  over  a  large  part  of 
South  Carolina.  In  the  course  of  these  wanderings  he  occasionally 
saw  operations  which  he  felt  were  better  than  he  could  perform  him- 
self, which  came  from  the  cffice  of  Dr.  C.  Starr  Brewster,  of  Charleston, 
S.  C.  Young  Tucker  resolved  when  he  entered  the  profession  to  let 
no  opportunity  pass  to  perfect  himself  in  it;  so  he,  for  a  time,  aban- 
doned a  practice  which  was  already  becoming  lucrative,  and  repairing 
to  the  office  of  Dr.  Brewster,  became  once  more  a  pupil.  Hard  and 
conscientious  study  and  practice  enabled  him  to  so  satisfy  his  instruc- 
tor that,  when  the  latter  went  North  on  a  visit,  he  left  Dr.  Tucker  in 
sole  charge  of  his  office  and  patients. 

During  Dr.  Brewster's  absence.  Dr.  Tucker's  attention  was  called 
to  Cuba  as  a  promising  field  for  American  dentists,  and  immediately 
upon  being  released  from  attention  to  Dr.  Brewster's  office  he  began 
the  study  of  Spanish,  little  appreciating  the  difficulties  of  practice 
in  a  foreign  country,  and  in  1829  left  Charleston  for  Havana. 

He  was  somewhat  taken  aback  on  his  arrival  at  finding  that  he 
could  not  practice  his  profession  without  submitting  to  an  examination 
by  the  Protomediciado  of  the  Faculty  of  the  College  of  Medicine. 
After  some  weeks  of  anxiety,  however,  he  passed  the  ordeal  safely, 
receiving  his  diploma,  submitted  with  tolerably  good  grace  to  the 
congratulatory  embraces  of  a  dozen  or  more  doctors  who  were  present 
and  became  entitled  to  all  privileges  of  a  Spanish  physician. 

Three  years  residence  in  Havana  made  Dr.  Tucker  proficient  in 
the  Spanish  language  and  gave  him  an  extensive  practice.  In  1833, 
the  cholera  visited  the  island  and  raged  fearfully,  and  he  desired  to 
visit  Massachusetts  for  a  short  vacation,  intending  to  return  to  Cuba 
upon  the  cessation  of  the  epidemic. 

When  he  reached  Boston  his  plans  were  soon  changed.  He  was 
introduced  to  Dr.  Daniel  Harwood,  who  comf)limented  him  upon 
some  of  his  work  which  had  passed  under  his  insi)ection,  and  finding 

191 


him  inclined  to  remain  in  Boston,  offered  him  a  partnership  in  his 
business.  This  generous  and  unexpected  offer  was  accepted  after 
serious  reflection,  and  the  name  of  Harwood  &  Tucker  remained 
associated  for  many  years,  indeed  until  the  ill  health  of  Dr.  Harwood 
made  a  dissolution  of  the  firm  necessary.  The  mutual  trust  and 
cordial  feelings  which  had  existed  between  the  two  partners  continued 
during  their  lives. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  include  herewith  what  Dr.  Tucker 
has  written  about  himself,  his  association  with  others,  his  manufac- 
ture of  porcelain,  and  teeth,  and  filling  materials,  etc.,  and  the  men 
whom  he  educated  and  sent  out  from  his  office  as  practitioners  in 
dentistry,  but  space  forbids. 

Dr.  Tucker  was  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Odontological  Society 
of  Great  Britain  in  1 85 9;  president  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental 
Science  of  Boston  for  two  years,  1873-1875;  and  was  on  December 
lo,  1875,  elected  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society. 

lA  1839,  Dr.  Tucker  was  married  to  Miss  Susan.L.  Morse,  youngest 
daughter  of  Isaac  Morse,  Esq.,  of  Winchendon.  She  died  in  1897. 
They  had  no  children.  After  the  close  of  Dr.  Tucker's  professional 
career,  he  passed  some  years  in  honored  retirement.  He  died  in 
Winchendon,  Mass.,  the  place  of  his  birth,  on  November  7,  1881,  and 
was  buried  in  Riverside  Cemetery  of  that  town. 


192 


SJNfe 


GUSHING  WEBBER 

Gushing  Webber  (his  family  do  not  know  who  were  his  father  and 
mother,  and  the  writer  has  been  unable  to  secure  any  information  to 
that  end)  was  born  in  Boothbay,  Maine,  March  14,  1824. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  Boothbay,  but  throughout 
his  life  he  was  an  untiring  student  of  philosophy,  science,  and  art.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  tenor  singer  in  choirs  and  a  good  amateur 
violinist.  But  his  passion  seemed  the  investigation,  often  at  great 
expense,  of  every  heralded  discovery  and  invention  claiming  to  advance 
the  science  of  dentistry.  For  years  he  maintained  a  fine  laboratory 
and  educated  his  youngest  son,  Walter,  to  assist  him. 

His  serious  research  into  hypnotism  and  psychology  made  him  an 
authority  in  the  sixties,  and  his  deductions  would  to-day  be  of  value, 
but  his  extreme  modesty  prevented  him  claiming  any  recognition. 

He  enjoyed  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  practitioner  of  exceptional 
skill  in  dentistry,  and  was  the  originator  of  numerous  useful  inven- 
tions. He  held  many  offices  of  trust,  in  which,  as  also  in  private 
life,  his  conscientiousness,  his  charities  and  universal  kindness  were 
proverbial. 

Few  men  have  received  more  flattering  offers  of  great  value  both 
military  and  honorary  than  he,  but  his  almost  morbid  shrinking  from 
public  ap[)lause  caused  him  always  to  decline. 

He  is  said  to  have  almost  as  many  patients  from  Europe,  Canada, 
and  South  America  as  from  the  United  States.  His  son,  after  a  long 
residence  in  England,  France  and  Germany,  informs  the  author  that 

193 


it  has  proved  to  him  that  Dr.  Webber  had  a  large  international  repu- 
tation, for  he  constantly  met  his  father's  admirers  and  friends,  both  in 
and  out  of  the  dental  profession,  in  these  foreign  lands. 

One  side  of  Dr.  Webber's  nature  was  much  admired  by  a  circle 
of  friends  that  remained  very  close  to  him  throughout  the  years  of  his 
activity.  He  was  intensely  found  of  sport;  hunting,  fishing,  yachting, 
etc.  He  owned  a  hunting-lodge  in  the  Adirondacks  for  years  and 
went  there  with  his  invited  guests  in  the  autumn  months.  A  friend 
was  once  heard  to  accuse  him,  laughingly,  of  having  crept  over  half 
of  Maine  on  his  knees  in  search  of  large  game. 

He  kept  house  in  Sharon,  Mass.,  for  spring  and  autumn;  a  summer 
cottage  at  Bayside,  and  boarded  in  the  city  during  the  winter  months. 

He  built  the  Standish  House,  South  Duxbury,  Mass.,  and  a  cottage 
for  his  own  use,  where  he  passed  August  during  about  ten  years.  Here 
he  kept  several  yachts  and  horses,  and  cultivated  his  famous  garden 
in  which  every  known  kind  of  corn  was  grown;  this  was  a  hobby  of 
his  at  this  time. 

He  designed  and  built  several  fast  yachts  and  during  his  last  years 
cut,  with  his  own  tools,  several  fine  models.  To  sum  up;  nothing 
that  the  world  invented,  discovered,  or  dreamed  of,  escaped  him. 

Dr.  Webber  was  elected  to  membership  in  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  November  9,  1869,  but  the  records  do  not  show  when 
he  ceased  membership. 

His  life  was  above  reproach — a  philospher,  a  Christian  in  the  broad- 
est sense,  he  endeared  to  him  all  who  came  within  his  sphere. 

Horace  Mason  Perkins,  D.D.S.,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D.,  for  many  years 
located  in  Shanghai,  China,  was  a  partner  of  Dr.Webber's  for  a  little 
more  than  a  year  in  Boston,  before  Dr.  Webber's  death. 

Dr.  Webber  was  married  to  Ellen  Louisa  Everett  about  1847  or 
1848,  by  which  union  there  were  two  children. 

Dr.  Webber's  death  occurred  at  his  summer  residence,  Bayside 
(Hull),  Mass.,  of  gastric  ulcer,  on  Tuesday,  September  3,  1895, 
leaving  a  widow  and  two  sons;  the  widow  departing  this  life  in  1910. 


194 


WILLIAM  HENRY  ATKINSON,  A.M.,  M.D.,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member. 

William  Henry  Atkinson  was  born  in  Newton,  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  January  23,  181 5,  his  parents  being  David  and  Mary 
(Mergerum)  Atkinson.  His  father,  an  Englishman,  was  a  frontier 
Methodist  preacher,  and  his  mother,  a  native  of  Holland,  a  Quakeress, 
who  was  noted  as  a  faithful  parent  and  strict  disciplinarian  to  her 
children,  as  well  as  a  doctoress  and  good  angel  of  mercy  to  the  sick 
and  distressed  of  the  neighborhood. 

Young  Atkinson  spent  his  boyhood  in  his  native  village,  which  was 
destitute  of  those  advantages  of  culture  even  for  the  ordinary  educa- 
tion generally  supposed  essential  to  a  library,  or  professional  career, 
except  that  of  the  public  school  which  he  attended  during  the  months 
of  the  winters.  He  was  apprenticed  to  a  tailor  at  an  early  age,  filling 
in  his  spare  time  working  on  the  farm.  About  this  time  his  parents 
moved  to  Mercer  County,  then  in  the  wilds  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
where  they  purchased  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  on  which  they 
lived  in  a  log  cabin  in  a  sparsely  settled  neighborhood,  where  young 
Atkinson  worked  at  intervals  at  his  trade  and  as  a  farm-hand  until 
he  reached  manhood. 

He  early  exhibited  a  desire  to  investigate  scientific  problems,  and 
by  perseverance  and  force  of  intellect  only^  while  a  boy,  acquired  an 
education  that  made  for  himself  a  name  well  known  throughout  th$i 
dental  profession. 

In  1840,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  spurred  with  an  ambition -to 

19s 


become  a  physician,  he  went  to  Meadville,  Pa.,  where  he  entered  the 
ofi&ce,  as  a  student,  of  Dr.  William  Woodruff,  whose  daughter, 
Martha  C,  he  afterwards  married. 

Desiring  to  further  equip  himself  in  his  science,  he  attended  a 
course  of  medical  lectures  in  Willoughby  University,  Willoughby, 
Ohio,  from  which  he  graduated  as  an  M.D.  in  1847. 

He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  at  Meadville  in 
partnership  with  his  preceptor,  and  later  located  at  Norwalk,  Ohio, 
where  he  continued  his  practice  and  investigations  and  made  for  him- 
self a  reputation  as  an  expert  in  obstetrics.  Returning  to  Norwalk, 
a  traveling  dentist  called  his  attention  to  dentistry,  in  which  he 
became  interested.  He  saw  in  it  a  wide  field  and  concluded  to  adopt 
it  as  a  calling.  Desiring  a  larger  field  of  operation,  he  removed  to 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1853,  and  formed  a  partnership  with  Dr.  Frank 
S.  Slawson.  Dr.  Charles  R.  Butler,  of  Cleveland,  soon  after  entered 
the  office  of  Dr.  Atkinson,  and  was  his  first  student  and  subsequently 
partner,  until  Dr.  Atkinson  removed  to  New  York  City. 

He  was  an  ardent  student  of  microscopy  and  natural  sciences.  He 
gained  prominence  in  researches  along  this  line  and  in  the  new  fields 
of  dental  therapeutics  and  histology,  in  which  he  was  a  profound 
student  and  industrious  investigator. 

He  was  an  excellent  operator  and  an  expert  in  all  departments  of 
his  profession,  and  soon  acquired  a  lucrative  practice  among  the  best 
people  in  Cleveland. 

In  1859  the  Ohio  College  of  Dental  Surgery  conferred  on  him  the 
honorary  degree  of  D.D.S.  Wishing  a  wider  field  and  greatei:  oppor- 
tunity for  his  talents,  in  1861,  he  removed  to  New  York,  where  he 
was  engaged  to  manage  the  S.  S.  White  Dental  Depot.  This  he  did 
for  a  year,  when,  at  the  age  of  forty-seven,  he  opened  an  office  with 
Dr.  William  H.  Allen. 

He  was  instrimiental  in  organizing  the  New  York  College  of  Den- 
tistry, and  for  a  short  period  was  Professor  of  the  Institutes  of  Medi- 
cine. He  was  a  most  ingenious  man  and  to  him  are  credited  many 
inportant  methods  of  treatment  too  numerous  to  mention,  but  now 
in  practical  use. 

Dr.  Atkinson  was  more  widely  known  throughout  the  country 
than  any  other  prominent  dentist,  and  held  active  and  honorary 
membership  with  nearly  every  dental  society  in  the  United  States. 

He  was  president  of  the  American  Dental  Association  at  its  first 
regular  meeting  at  Washington,  D.C.,  July,  i860.  He  formed  and 
was  the  first  president  of  the  First  District  Dental  Society  of  New 
York;  was  a  member  of  the  American  Microscopical  Society  and  the 
Odontological  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1881,  he  attended  the  Interna- 
tional Medical  Congress  at  London.  He  also  visited  Germany  and 
France,  where  he  was  the  recipient  of  much  attention. 

He  was  made  an  honorary  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society  about  1864,  and  of  the  Merrimack  Valley  Dental  Association. 

Dr.  Atkinson  was  a  prolific  writer  and  frequent  contributor  to 
periodical  dental  literature. 

196 


He  married,  May  17,  1S40,  Miss  Martha  G.  Woodruff,  at  Mead- 
ville,  Pa.,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons  and  five  daughters. 

In  1868  and  1869,  Dr.  Atkinson  was  Professor  of  Hygiene  and  Dental 
Jurisprudence  in  the  Boston  Dental  College;  and  in  1870  and  1871  in 
the  same  institution  he  was  Professor  of  Operative  and  Clinical  Den- 
tistry. 

Dr.  Atkinson  died  in  the  seventy-seventh  year  of  his  age  of  pneu- 
monia in  New  York  City,  April  2,  1891.  Thus  passed  on  "Father" 
or  "Pop"  Atkinson,  or  the  "Grand  Old  Man"  as  he  was  familiarly 
called. 


197 


SANFORD  CHRISTIE  BARNUM,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member. 

Sanford  Christie  Barnum  was  son  of  George  W.  and  Caroline 
Griswold  (Clowes)  Barnum,  and  born  in  Oakland  Valley,  Sullivan 
County,  New  York,  August  24,  1838. 

His  early  education  he  received  at  the  public  and  private  schools, 
and  at  Monticello  Academy,  a  well-known  educational  institution 
of  that  time. 

In  1858  he  entered  the  office  of  his  uncle,  Dr.  Joseph  Clowes,  of 
New  York,  as  a  dental  student,  and  four  years  later  commenced 
practice  in  Monticello,  New  York.  Later  he  returned  to  New  York 
and  attended  two  courses  at  the  New  York  College  of  Dentistry,  from 
which  he  graduated  December  2,  1868,  with  the  dental  degree  of  D.D.S. 

After  graduation  he  opened  offices  in  his  uncle's  house  in  New  York 
City,  where  he  soon  acquired  a  lucrative  practice.  It  was  in  1862, 
at  Monticello,  that  he  conceived  the  idea  and  made  practical  the 
rubber  dam  in  dental  operations. 

He  first  used  it  in  the  mouth  of  a  patient,  Mr.  R.  C.  Benedict,  at 
Monticello,  and  on  coming  to  New  York  in  1864  to  practice  with  his 
uncle,  to  whom  he  demonstrated  his  discovery,  and  quickly  saw  the 
great  advantage  of  the  dam,  he  requested  his  nephew  to  present  it  to 
the  profession  as  a  gift.  This  advice  was  seconded  by  a  very  close 
friend.  Dr.  John  Allen. 

Dr.  Barnum  was  possessed  with  an  open,  generous  nature,  and  the 
highest  professional  ideals;  he  decided  to  forego  the  opportunity  of 

198 


making  a  fortune,  which  this  useful  invention  afforded,  and  presented 
it  as  a  free  gift  to  the  profession. 

This  donation  was  eagerly  grasped  by  the  profession,  which  gave 
him  a  world-wide  reputation.  He  was  presented  with  testimonials 
as  tokens  of  appreciation  by  various  dental  societies. 

Dr.  Barnum  never  married.  He  died  in  Monticello,  New  York, 
December  24,  1885,  at  the  residence  of  his  father. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Dental  Society  of  the  State  of  New  York, 
of  the  First  District  Dental  Society,  and  many  others.  He  became 
an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1868. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Division,  Third  Brigade  of  the  Seventh 
Regiment,  N.G.S.,  New  York,  and  received  honorable  discharge  in 
1873.     In  religious  matters  he  was  a  Universalist. 


199 


THOMAS  WILLIAM  EVANS,  M.D.,  D.D.S.,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member. 

Thomas  William  Evans  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  December 
23,  1823,  of  humble  parentage  and  was  one  of  three  brothers.  The 
eldest,  Rudolph,  established  himself  in  the  wholesale  drug  business  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  from  which  he  retired  after  a  successful  career. 

The  second  brother,  Theodore,  a  dentist,  died  in  Paris,  in  1890,  after 
having  amassed  a  fortune  both  in  this  country  and  Europe.  Thomas 
W.  Evans,  the  youngest  brother,  received  a  common  school  education, 
and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  entered  the  employ  of  Joseph  Warner,  a 
gold  and  silversmith  of  Philadelphia,  whose  business  included  the 
manufacture  of  certain  surgical  instruments  and  incidentally  of  plate, 
solders,  and  some  of  the  implements  used  by  dentists.  His  appren- 
ticeship with  Warner  brought  him  into  occasional  contact  with 
dentists  of  that  period  and  their  methods,  and  in  this  way  no  doubt 
derived  the  impetus  which  led  him  later  to  enter  upon  the  study  of 
dentistry  as  a  profession.  In  1 841,  he  became  a  student  in  the  office 
of  the  late  Dr.  John  De  Haven  White,  of  Philadelphia,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  two  years.  During  his  studies  with  Dr.  White  he 
attended  lectures  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  from  which,  in  due 
course,  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.D. 

He  practiced  his  profession  for  a  time  in  Maryland,  and  later,  in 
partnership  with  Dr.  Philip  Van  Patten,  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  1847.     It  was  during  his  stay  at  Lancaster,  that 

200 


Dr.  Evans  performed  a  series  of  gold  contour-operations,  which  he 
exhibited  at  the  annual  exhibition  held  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Franklin  Institute  in  the  fall  of  1847,  and  for  which  he  received  a  gold 
medal  in  recognition  of  the  novelty  and  merit  of  his  work.  Dr.  C. 
Starr  Brewster,  an  American  dentist,  originally  of  Charleston,  S.  C, 
practicing  in  Paris,  had  his  attention  called  to  this  work  done  by 
Dr.  Evans,  and  was  so  impressed  by  it  that  a  partnership  was  arranged 
between  them.  Accounts  differ  as  to  how  the  association  of  Drs. 
Evans  and  Brewster  came  about. 

The  partnership  between  Drs.  Brewster  and  Evans  lasted  until 
1850,  during  which  year  he  opened  an  oflBice  on  his  own  account  in 
the  Rue  de  la  PaLx,  and  entered  upon  a  professional  career  which 
was  as  wonderful  as  it  was  unique.  The  same  year  he  received  an 
honorary'  degree  of  D.D.S.  from  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental 
Surger>';  February  28,  1858,  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Dental 
Surger>^  also  conferred  the  honorary  degree  of  D.D.S.  upon  him. 

Although  Dr.  Evans  was  not  the  pioneer  of  American  dentistry 
in  Europe,  yet  he  helped  to  make  American  dental  methods  known  there, 
and  it  is  certain  that  he  brought  to  Europe  a  combination  of  personal 
characteristics  and  special  technical  ability  which  not  only  made  him 
a  conspicuous  figure  and  gave  an  impetus  to  dental  practice  and  a 
status  to  its  representatives  before  unknown. 

He  was  a  writer  of  no  mean  order  though  not  a  voluminous  one,  and 
his  professional  equipment  in  itself  cannot  by  any  means  be  regarded 
as  the  cause  of  his  phenomenal  success.  His  abilities  as  a  practitioner 
were  merely  a  contributing  factor  in  a  complexus  of  charactistics 
which  helped  to  make  Dr.  Evans  the  most  celebrated  American 
connected  with  Eureopean  dentistry,  which  was  but  the  stepping-stone 
which  served  as  a  means  for  bringing  him  into  contact  with  those  to 
whom  he  made  himself  of  value  and  who  could  contribute  substan- 
tially to  his  success. 

He  was  a  born  diplomat,  possessing  a  keen  perceptive  faculty  which 
enabled  him  to  read  and  correctly  understand  human  nature.  In 
short,  he  knew  how  to  make  the  best  of  his  opportunities,  and  in  some 
degree  create  them.  His  association  with  Dr.  Brewster  brought  him 
into  contact  with  the  aristocratic  element  of  the  French  society.  It 
was  his  avowed  ambition  to  secure  for  his  clientele  all  the  crowned 
heads  of  Europe,  and  it  has  been  asserted  that  in  this  he  succeeded. 

By  his  skill  and  attractive  personality  he  drew  them  to  him  and  won 
their  confidence.  His  confidential  relations  with  Napoleon  III  has 
become  historical,  and  its  two  most  important  results,  namely,  the 
diplomatic  mission  intrusted  to  him  by  Napoleon  to  President 
Lincoln  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  which  resulted  in  the  neu- 
trality of  France  with  respect  to  that  issue. 

The  second  was  the  aid  rendered  to  the  Empress  Eugenie  in  her 
escape  to  England  during  the  riots  following  the  fall  of  Sedan  and 
surrender  of  Marshall  McMahon's  army  of  75,000  men  to  the  Prussians 
and  the  abduction  and  capture  of  Napoleon  HI,  at  the  close  of  the 
Franco-Prussian   War,   are   matters  of   common   knowledge,  and  is 


perhaps  the  most  interesting  incident  in  his  career  —  but  space 
forbids  further  comment. 

Dr.  Evans  was,  on  February  20,  1865,  elected  by  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society  an  Honorary  Member,  and  in  1874  he  was  elected  an 
Honorary  Member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science  of 
Boston. 

Dr.  Evans  married  Agnes  Josephine  Doyle,  who  deceased  June  17, 
1897,  at  Paris,  France. 

His  death  occurred  in  Paris,  France,  on  November  14, 1897,  suddenly 
of  angina  pectoris,  in  the  seventy-fourth  year  of  his  age. 


202 


JOHN  HUGH  McQUILLEN,  M.D.,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member. 

John  Hugh  McQuillen  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  February 
12,  1826,  and  the  son  of  Captain  Hugh  McQuillen,  who  served  under 
Decatur  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  Martha  (Scattergood)  McQuillen, 
whose  ancestors  came  to  the  Western  Continent  with  William  Penn; 
one  of  whom,  Thomas  Scattergood,  being  a  prominent  Quaker  preacher 
of  historic  fame. 

.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the  Friends 
schools  in  Philadelphia,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  entered  as  a  clerk 
in  an  importing  house  with  the  purpose  of  devoting  himself  to  com- 
mercial pursuits.  His  tastes,  however,  inclined  him  to  medicine,  and 
after  attaining  his  majority,  in  1847,  he  began  studying  for  this  pro- 
fession; meanwhile,  dentistry  attracted  his  notice  and  he  also  began 
its  study,  with  Dr.  Elisha  Townsend,  a  famous  dentist  of  Philadelphia, 
and  began  practicing  dentistry  in  1849.  From  about  1852  to  1861, 
he  was  associated  with  Dr.  Daniel  Neall,  another  well-known  prac- 
titioner of  the  day,  for  whom  he  named  his  son.  Dr.  Daniel  Neall 
McQuillen,  now  practicing  in  Philadelphia,  at  the  same  time  contin- 
uing his  course  of  medical  studies  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  School, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1852  with  the  degree  of  M.D. 

After  this  Dr.  McQuillen  devoted  the  balance  of  his  life  to  the 
practice  of  dentistry  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  became  a  recognized 
authority  as  a  writer,  teacher,  investigator  and  practitioner.  He 
received  the  honorary  degree  of  D.D.S.  from  the  Philadelphia  C(;llege 

203 


of  Dental  Surgery,  at  its  first  Commencement,  February  28,  1853, 
Dr.  McQuillen  was  ever  active  in  anything  that  would  promote  the 
interest  or  raise  the  standard  of  dentistry.  He  was  a  marked 
power  in  dentistry  in  Philadelphia  and  the  whole  country,  and  did 
much  work  at  a  great  personal  sacrifice. 

No  man  in  Philadelphia  was  more  devoted  to  the  profession  or  did 
more  to  elevate  it.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Association  of  Dental  Sxirgeons,  December  4,  1849,  and  later  became 
its  president. 

In  1875  he  was  one  of  a  committee  of  five  appointed  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Dental  Society  to  frame  a  bill  regulating  the  practice 
of  dentistry  in  Pennsylvania.  Dr.  McQuillen  was,  by  nature,  an 
organizer.  The  original  suggestion  for  the  creation  of  the  American 
Dental  Association,  which  succeeded  the  old  American  Dental  Con- 
vention, came  from  his  pen  in  an  article  entitled  "Basis  of  a  National 
Dental  Association,"  in  which  he  advocated  its  organization.  This 
article  was  published  in  "The  Dental  News  Letter,"  Vol.  XH,  April, 
1859,  page  184,  over  the  signature  of  "Junius." 

He  was  present  at  the  organization  of  the  American  Dental  Asso- 
ciation at  Niagara  Falls,  August  31,  1859,  as  a  delegate  from  the 
Pennsylvania  Association  of  Dental  Surgeons.  He  was  chairman  of 
a  committee  to  draft  its  Constitution,  and  imtil  his  death  he  was  an 
active  attendant  upon  its  meetings  and  materially  aided  in  building 
up  the  Society.   He  was  elected  its  president  in  1864. 

On  October  17,  1866,  Dr.  McQuillen  and  a  few  others  organized 
the  Association  of  College  of  Dentistry,  an  organization  which  pre- 
ceded the  present  Faculties  Association,  and  he  was  elected  the  first 
corresponding  secretary.  He  was  active  in  organizing  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Dental  Society,  and  was  elected  to  its  presidency.  Dr. 
McQuillen  was  also  the  organizer  and  the  first  corresponding  secretary 
of  the  Odontographic  Society  of  Philadelphia,  which  was  organized, 
May  19,  1863,  and  he  was  elected  president  of  the  same  Society  from 
1 868- 1 8 70.  He  was  also  a  member  of  a  number  of  other  societies 
both  at  home  and  abroad,  notably  the  Odontological  Society  of 
Great  Britain,  to  which  he  contributed  many  papers.  For  many 
years  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Science 
of  Philadelphia,  and  was  especially  interested  in  the  work  of  its  bio- 
logical and  microscopical  section,  of  which  he  was  the  founder.  He 
was  accustomed  to  spend  many  of  his  leisure  hours  at  the  Academy 
building. 

He  was  a  naturahst  by  nature,  and  fond  of  outdoor  life,  especially 
of  riding  and  walking  in  the  country,  which  was  his  chief  recreation. 

From  1852  until  1859  he  was  a  frequent  contributor  to  the  "Dental 
News  Letter, "  published  by  the  firm  of  Jones,  White  &  Co.  In  August, 
1859,  this  journal  was  succeeded  by  the  present  "Dental  Cosmos," 
under  the  joint  editorship  of  Dr.  J.  De  Haven  White,  J.  H.  McQuillen 
and  George  J.  Zeigler. 

Dr.  McQuillen  had  charge  of  the  scientific  department.  Dr.  White 
continued  editor-in-chief  until  July,  1865,  when  he  was  succeeded  by 

204 


Dr.  McQuillen,  who  by  this  time  was  favorably  known  and  recognized 
throughout  the  dental  world  as  an  authority  on  all  subjects  pertaining 
to  dentistry.  He  was  a  practical  investigator  in  histology  and  other 
branches  of  our  science,  as  well  as  a  teacher  and  writer  of  ability. 

He  was  particularly  interested  in  microscopical  work,  and  laid 
great  stress  upon  practitioners  supplying  themselves  with  microscopes 
to  carry  on  the  study. 

Dr.  McQuillen  continued  as  editor-in-chief  of  the  "Dental  Cosmos" 
until  January,  1872,  when  overburdened  with  cares  in  his  large 
practice  and  arduous  duties  of  his  professorship  in  the  Philadelphia 
Dental  College,  he  was  compelled  to  relinquish  his  editorial  work, 
desiring  to  devote  his  spare  time  to  original  research  in  his  favorite 
field  of  dental  histology. 

Dr.  McQuillen  was  a  most  conscientious  and  skillful  operator, 
and  was  thought  by  some  to  be  the  originator  in  opening  up  proximal 
cavities  from  the  occlusal  surface.  He  was  an  interesting,  instructive 
and  voluminous  writer.  Many  of  his  articles  attracted  special  atten- 
tion, and  were  copied  in  the  leading  journals  in  America  and  Europe, 
and  many  of  his  writings  were  translated  into  foreign  languages. 
Without  a  doubt  he  was  the  best  known  dentist  of  the  day  in  this 
country. 

He  numbered  as  his  friends  many  of  the  most  distinguished  men  in 
mediciiTe,  art  and  literature. 

Dr.  McQuillen  took  a  great  interest  in  young  practitioners  and 
their  work,  and  many  of  our  prominent  men  owe  much  of  their  suc- 
cess to  the  encouragement  they  received  from  him. 

In  1857,  he  was  appointed  Professor  of  Operative  Dentistry  and 
Dental  Pathology  in  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery. 
This  chair  he  occupied  until  the  Autumn  of  1862,  at  which  time  he 
retired  from  the  faculty,  and,  in  conjunction  with  Drs.  J.  Foster  Flagg, 
C.  A.  Kingsbury,  Thomas  Wardle  and  Henry  Morton,  organized  the 
Philadelphia  Dental  College,  which  began  its  first  term  November, 
1863. 

Dr.  McQuillen  was  elected  Dean  and  held  that  office  continuously 
until  his  death.  He  was  also  Professor  of  Anatomy,  Physiology  and 
Hygiene.  Dr.  McQuillen  was  founder  of  the  school.  His  manner 
of  organizing  this  school  was  severely  criticised  at  the  time;  never- 
theless he  put  it  on  a  solid  basis  and  it  has  proved  a  great  success. 

He  labored  unceasingly  and  untiringly  until  his  death  for  the  suc- 
cess of  this  institution,  and  stood  for  more  thorough  and  broader 
education  and  better  qualification  of  the  dental  practitioner. 

He  gave  his  time,  talents,  energy  and  experience,  sacrificing  comfort, 
happiness,  health  and  finally  life,  in  order  that  the  school  which  he 
so  much  loved  might  be  worthy  of  the  respect  of  the  profession  and  of 
all  men.  The  continuous  strain  under  which  he  labored,  added  to  much 
work  and  worry,  was  the  ultimate  cause  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
suddenly  March  3, 1879. 

On  May  7,  1866,  he  became  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society. 

205 


Dr.  McQuillen  was  an  impulsive,  aggressive  man,  called  "erratic" 
at  times.  He  had  his  sharp  corners,  but  those  who  knew  him  have 
long  since  forgotten  them  and  remember  only  the  great  and  lasting 
good  he  did  the  profession  at  a  day  when  great  leaders  were  few. 

During  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Dr.  McQuillen  frequently  served 
as  a  volunteer  surgeon  in  the  military  hospitals  of  Philadelphia,  and 
was  at  the  battle  of  Antietam  in  that  capacity.  A  wounded  soldier 
was  kept  at  his  home  for  several  weeks  for  special  treatment.  These 
services  were  rendered  free  of  charge  both  to  the  government  and 
individuals.  His  home  was  always  open  to  the  students  of  his  College, 
and  hardly  an  evening  passed  without  his  having  from  one  to  twenty 
of  them  there. 

A  staimch  RepubKcan  in  national  politics  and  thoroughly  indepen- 
dent in  municipal  affairs,  he  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the 
Union  League  of  Philadelphia  and  of  the  Reform  Club.  He  had  great 
respect  for  all  rehgious  bodies,  but  was  not  closely  associated  with 
any.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  music  and  enjoyed  nothing  better  than 
to  surround  himself  with  friends  for  a  musical  evening.  He  was  of  a 
most  artistic  temperament  in  aU  directions;  a  profoimd  reader  on  all 
subjects,  and  possessed  a  very  extensive  library. 

Dr.  McQuillen  married  Amelia  Donnel  Schellenger,  November 
i8,  1852.  They  had  five  children:  Sallie  A.  (Mrs.  Henry  S.  Carter); 
William  S.;  Daniel  Neall;  John  H.,  Jr.;  and  an  infant  who  died  At  birth. 


206 


SAMUEL  STOCKTON  WHITE,  D.D.S. 

Honorary  Member. 

Samuel  Stockton  White  was  born  in  Hulmeville,  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  on  June  19,  1822.  He  was  the  eldest  child  of  William 
R.  and  Mary  (Stockton)  White. 

His  father  died  when  he  was  eight  years  old.  Soon  afterwards  his 
mother,  with  her  children,  removed  to  Burlington,  New  Jersey;  where 
he  resided  imtil,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  he  was  indentured  to  his  uncle, 
Samuel  W.  Stockton,  of  Philadelphia,  whose  manufactiu-e  of  mineral 
teeth  was  the  first  in  the  United  States  to  attain  any  commercial 
importance,  to  learn  "the  art  and  mystery  of  dentistry  and  the  man- 
ufacture of  incorruptible  teeth." 

On  attaining  his  majority  he  commenced  the  practice  of  dentistry 
in  his  uncle's  of&ce,  and  at  the  same  time  superintended  his  manufac- 
turing department.  In  the  following  year  (1844)  he  began  the  manu- 
facture of  teeth  on  his  own  account,  in  the  garret  of  a  dweUing-house 
on  Seventh  and  Race  Streets,  uniting  with  it  the  practice  of  dentistry 
in  an  ofl5ce  in  the  same  building.  This  was  the  initiatory  step  in  an 
enterprise  which  has  since  grown  to  be  the  largest  in  the  world.  In 
a  short  time  he  removed  to  Race  Street  above  Eighth,  continuing 
both  branches  of  his  business. 

In  1845  he  took  in  as  partners  Asahel  Jones,  of  New  York;  and  John 
R.  McCurdy  of  Philadelphia;  in  that  same  year  he  relinquished  the 
practice  of  dentistry  in  order  that  he  might  devote  his  entire  time  to 
the  manufacture  of  porcelain  teeth. 

The  firm  remained  on  Race  Street  till  1849,  when  it  removed  to 
property  on  Arch  Street  below  Sixth,  which  had  been  purchased  and 

207 


fitted  up  to  accommodate  the  increasing  business.  In  1852  another 
removal  to  a  still  more  commodious  structure,  two  doors  below,  was 
necessitated. 

Branch  houses  were  established  in  New  York  in  1846;  in  Boston  in 
1850;  in  Chicago  in  1858.  Mr.  McCurdy  withdrew  in  1859,  and  in 
1861  Mr.  Jones  also  retired,  Dr.  White  purchasing  the  interests  of 
both.  In  October,  1868,  the  imposing  structure  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  Chestnut  and  Twelfth  Streets,  which  had  been  erected  by 
Dr.  White  and  fitted  up  expressly  for  the  purpose,  was  occupied  as 
a  manufactory  and  depot. 

Dentistry  as  a  fine  art  may  be  said  to  date  its  beginning  from  Dr. 
White's  entrance  into  business. 

The  profession  was  in  its  infancy.  The  porcelain  teeth  which  up 
to  that  time  had  been  placed  upon  the  market  were  in  all  respects 
but  poor  imitations  of  the  natural  organs.  To  his  persistent  efforts 
to  produce  better  results  .were  due  the  wonderful  advances  attained 
in  the  teeth  of  his  manufacture. 

Much  more  might  be  said  for  Dr.  White's  efforts  in  this  line  but 
space  forbids,  suflSce  it  that  a  full  account  may  be  found  in  Kock's 
"History  of  Dental  Surgery." 

In  February,  1853,  the  Philadelphia  Dental  College  conferred  upon 
him  the  honorary  degree  of  D.D.S. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Dental  Convention  and  served 
on  its  executive  committee  at  the  fourteenth  annual  meeting,  held  in 
New  York  City,  June  2-4,  1868. 

On  June  11, 1864,  he  was  elected  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society. 

His  readiness  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  inventions  and  enterprises 
outside  of  his  own  business  is  worthy  of  notice.  He  early  became 
interested  in  the  Harmonic  Telegraph  and  assisted  Elisha  Gray,  its 
inventor,  with  the  means  necessary  for  its  development.  He  never 
for  a  moment  wavered  in  his  faith  in  its  ultimate  success  or  hesitated 
to  furnish  the  required  means  promptly  as  called  for. 

He  was  also  a  large  stockholder  in  the  American  Speaking  Telephone 
Company,  an  outgrowth  of  the  Harmonic  Telegraph, —  and  gave 
much  time  and  thought  to  prevent  litigation  about  rival  claims,  and 
was  largely  instrumental  in  the  adjustment  and  consolidation  of 
opposing  interests. 

He  was  a  patriotic  and  public-spirited  man, — the  first  in  America 
to  respond  to  the  call  of  the  government  for  a  loan  in  its  early  struggles 
with  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  was  a  humanitarian  and  liberal 
helper  in  philanthropic  efforts,  disbursing  continuously  for  many 
years  with  an  unstinting  hand  in  aid  of  charitable  objects.  He  was 
a  worker  in  the  great  Sanitary  Fair,  and  one  of  those  who  subscribed 
five  thousand  dollars  each  towards  the  Centennial  Exhibition.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  of  the  Reform  Club,  the  Franklin 
Institute,  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  the  United  States  Board  of  Trade, 
and  many  other  business  and  benevolent  associations. 

Dr.  White  died  in  Paris,  France,  December  30, 1879,  from  congestion 
of  the  brain,  in  the  fifty-eighth  year  of  his  age. 

208 


LOOMIS    P.   HASKELL,   D.D.S. 

j4n  Early  Pioneer  Dentist  of  Massachusetts. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  came  of  old  New  England  stock  and  was 
born  April  26,  1826,  at  Bangor,  Maine.  When  a  mere  boy  his  parents 
moved  to  Marblehead,  Mass.,  where  his  father  died  leaving  young 
Loomis  four  years  old.  He  attended  school  until  he  was  fifteen  and 
took  one  year  in  high  school  when  he  went  to  Boston  and  took  to  the 
Benjamin  Franklin  art  —  the  typesetting  craft.  At  nineteen  years 
of  age,  in  the  year  1845,  he  was  induced  to  take  up  dentistry  by  his 
brother-in-law,  Dr.  M.  P.  Hanson,  a  dentist  who  taught  him  how  to 
fill  teeth  but  he  preferred  to  do  the  prosthetic  work  and  diligently 
applied  himself  in  carving  and  moulding  the  pliable  porcelain,  and 
in  this  particular  work  he  soon  attracted  national  attention. 

In  1856  Dr.  Haskell  left  Boston  for  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  but  he 
chanced  to  make  the  acquaintance  of  Dr.  W.  W.  Allport  of  Chicago, 
who  induced  him  to  become  his  associate.  Dr.  Haskell  was  convinced 
that  the  move  was  right  and  remained  a  partner  of  that  famed  and 
rapid  operator  for  eleven  years.  In  1863,  Drs.  Allport  and  Haskell 
published  "The  Peoples'  Dental  Journal"  intended  to  advise  the  citi- 
zens how  to  care  for  their  health  and  teeth,  but  only  eight  numbers 
came  from  the  press.  This  confined  work  disturbed  his  health,  and 
for  two  years  he  took  care  of  Dr.  Allport's  fruit  farm  at  St.  Jo,  Michi- 
gan. 

He  was  for  many  years  the  professor  of  the  prosthetic  departments 
of  the  Chicago  College  of  Dental  Surgery  and  of  the  dental  depart- 

209 


ment  of  the  Northwestern  University.  He  has  contributed  papers 
and  clinics  at  all  the  important  dental  gatherings  in  America. 

In  1864  the  Chicago  Dental  Society  was  organized  at  the  dental 
depot  of  the  S.  S.  White  Dental  Manufacturing  Company,  at  that 
time  on  Randolph  and  Dearborn  Streets.  Of  the  charter  members  of 
that  organization,  there  are  but  two  living,  one  Dr.  L.  P.  Haskell, 
the  other  Dr.  E.  A.  Bogue  of  New  York  City.  May  a  kind  Providence 
spare  both  for  years  of  further  triumphs. 

Although  Dr.  Haskell  was  never  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  having  left  Boston  ten  or  eleven  years  previous  to  its 
organization,  yet  as  he  is  the  only  exponent  of  the  dental  profession, 
as  far  as  known,  who  began  practice  in  Boston  long  previous  to  any 
others  now  Hving,  it  was  thought  advisable  to  include  his  biography 
within  the  folds  of  this  work. 


210 


CHARLES  WILLIAM  RODGERS,  D.M.D. 

Former  Secretary. 

Charles  William  Rodgers,  son  of  Patrick  and  Bridget  (O'Neil) 
Rodgers,  was  born  in  Troy,  New  York,  October  21, 1871. 

His  father  died  in  November,  1872,  and  his  only  brother  was 
drowned  in  1876. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  early  education  in  the 
pubUc  schools.  Having  been  forced,  through  circumstances  at  an 
early  period,  to  earn  his  own  living,  he  was  compelled  to  discontinue 
school  at  twelve  years  of  age.  Between  the  ages  of  twelve  and  sixteen 
years,  he  was  employed,  successfully,  in  a  laundry,  as  office  boy  to 
a  physician,  and  as  grocery  clerk. 

He  then  traveled  for  several  years  throughout  New  England,  Middle 
and  Southern  Coast  States  as  a  canvasser  for  home  medical  supplies, 
and  in  1889  was  employed  on  the  Plant  Line  of  Steamers  plying 
between  Tampa,  Florida;  Key  West,  and  Havana,  Cuba. 

In  1890  he  became  associated  with  W.  Roscoe  Bonsai,  at  Baltimore, 
acting  as  superintendent  for  several  years,  having  charge  of  a  large 
force  of  workmen  in  the  construction  of  streets,  sewers,  railroad  work, 
etc.,  at  Newport  News,  and  Portsmouth,  Va.  He  also  had  a  part  in 
the  preparation  for  the  building  of  the  large  railroad  station  in  Raleigh, 
North  Carolina.  The  panic  of  1892-3  came,  and  he  obeyed  the  in- 
junction of  the  late  Horace  Greeley,  "Go  West,  young  man." 

In  1893  he  arrived  at  Kewanee,  Illinois,  and  was  employed,  first, 
as  a  section  hand  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad, 


and  later,  as  a  machine  T)perator  by  the  National  Tube  Works. 
The  bursting  of  an  emery  wheel,  causing  injuries  which  laid  him  in 
bed  with  illness  for  a  long  time,  was  the  indirect  cause  of  his  entering 
the  profession  of  dentistry.  So  now,  in  1895,  while  undergoing  en- 
forced idleness,  with  a  very  shm  purse,  he  conceived  the  idea  of 
studying  dentistry  and,  in  order  to  successfully  finance  the  years  of 
study,  looked  about  for  some  occupation  at  which  he  could  work 
during  vacations,  evenings,  Saturdays,  etc. 

Having  evolved  a  plan,  he  went  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  entered 
Moeler's  Trade  School,  where  he  took  a  two  months'  course  in  hair 
dressing,  etc.  After  perfecting  himself  in  the  work,  it  was  his  idea 
to  enter  one  of  the  Chicago  Dental  Schools,  but  a  fortunate  incident 
sent  him  East,  so  in  1896,  he  went  to  Cambridge,  Mass.,  secured  em- 
ployment, and  matriculated  as  a  student  in  the  Boston  Dental  College 
in  the  year  1897.  Having  spent  one  year  at  this  institution,  he 
appHed  for  admission  to  Harvard  University  Dental  School — and 
having  succeeded  in  passing  the  required  examinations,  entered  the 
Harvard  Dental  School,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1900  with  its 
degree  of  D.M.D.    He  was  president  of  his  class. 

Thus  the  plan  outlined  by  himself  five  years  previously  was  suc- 
cessful as  a  means  of  reaching  the  goal  in  view.  During  the  last  year 
and  a  half  of  his  college  life,  he  was,  during  the  early  hours  of  the  morn- 
ings, evenings  and  diuring  vacations,  employed  in  the  drug  business, 
clerking  for  Dr.  Ambrose  Saunders,  of  Cambridge,  a  graduate  of  the 
Academic  and  Medical  Departments  of  Harvard. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  gained  valuable  knowledge  of  Materia 
Medica  and  prescription  writing  during  that  period,  and  therefore, 
in  1900,  the  year  in  which  he  was  graduated,  he  was  appointed  by  the 
Corporation  of  Harvard  University  to  the  chair  of  Assistant  in 
Materia  Medica  in  the  Dental  Department.  In  1901  he  was  promoted 
to  Assistant  in  Dental  Materia  Medica,  serving  as  such  until  1905, 
when  he  was  again  promoted  to  Instructor  in  Dental  Materia  Medica, 
and  resigned  from  said  office  in  1906. 

Dr.  Rodgers  is  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Dental  Alumni  Association 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Harvard  Dental  School  in 
1905,  1906,  1907  and  1908.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Odonto- 
logical  Society  from  1903  to  19 10;  vice-president  for  the  East  of 
the  National  Dental  Association  1909-igio,  and  corresponding 
secretary  of  the  same  1910-1913.  He  has  served  on  numerous  com- 
mittees of  the  Association,  such  as  PubHc  Health,  Necrology,  Army 
and  Navy  Legislation,  etc.,  and  was  secretary  of  the  latter  committee 
in  19 ID,  the  year  of  the  enactment  by  Congress  of  the  bill  authorizing 
the  Army  Dental  Corps. 

Dr.  Rodgers  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Medical  Library  Associa- 
tion, the  Northeastern  Dental  Association,  Delta  Sigma  Delta  Fra- 
ternity, Fourth  International  Dental  Congress,  St.  Louis,  1905; 
and  the  Fifth  International  Dental  Congress,  Berlin,  Germany,  1909. 
He  held  Delegates' Certificates  from  the  State  of  Massachusetts  and 
the  City  of  Boston  to  the  Berlin  Congress. 


He  was  a  member  of  the  local  committee  of  arrangements  for  the 
meeting  of  the  National  Dental  Association  at  Boston,  1908,  and  had 
the  honor  of  being  delegated  to  extend  the  invitation  of  Governor. 
Curtis  Guild,  Jr.,  the  year  previous,  inviting  the  Society  to  meet 
in  Boston. 

He  assisted  in  organizing  the  Lewis  &  Clark  Dental  Congress, 
Portland,  Oregon,  in  1905,  and  the  Jamestown  Dental  Convention, 
Norfolk,  Va.,  1907,  having  been  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
State  Organizing  Committee  of  each. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1901,  and  was  editor  of  the  same  in  1904-1905;  and  was 
also  elected  Secretar>'  of  said  society  in  Jime,  1904,  holding  said  office 
until  May.  191 2.  He  has  ser\-ed  on  many  committees  of  said  society. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  committee  of  sis  appointed  by  the  Ad- 
ministrative Board  of  the  Harv^ard  Dental  School  in  1905  to  inter- 
view and  solicit  money  from  prominent  citizens  for  an  endowment 
fund  and  for  the  new  Harvard  Dental  School  bmlding. 

Dr.  Rodgers  in  religion  is  a  Roman  Catholic,  and  was  the  first 
president  of  the  Holy  Name  Society  of  St.  Leo's  Parish,  Dorchester, 
ser\'ing  two  years. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Councillors  in  1905-1907-1909- 
1910  of  the  Catholic  Alumni  Sodality  of  Boston  (a  society  composed 
of  graduates  of  academic  institutions),  and  in  191 1  was  elected  Vice- 
President  of  the  same. 

He  is  an  Honorary  member  of  the  Catholic  Missionary  Union, 
Washington,  D.  C.,and  an  Honorary  Member  of  the  Catholic  Church 
Extension  Society  in  America. 

He  is  a  Jeffersonian  Democrat,  politically,  and  has  always  been 
actively  interested  in  the  success  of  the  principles  in  which  he  believes, 
but  has  never  sought  or  held  political  office.  He  has  been  a  frequent 
contributor  to  the  public  press  on  political  matters,  and  is  the  author 
of  "Over-Production  and  Panic,"  a  pamphlet  pubUshed  in  1908  in 
the  interests  of  Mr.  Br>'an's  candidacy  for  President  of  the  United 
States. 

He  was  one  of  the  incorporators,  and  is  a  director  of  the  Harvard 
Co-operative  Bank  of  Dorchester,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Harvard 
Improvement  Association. 

Dr.  Rodgers  has  been  a  generous  clinician  before  various  dental 
societies  and  a  frequent  contributor  to  dental  Uterature,  having  read 
his  first  paper  before  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society  in  1900,  the 
year  of  his  graduation. 

He  is  the  originator  of  a  process  for  constructing  a  '"sectional 
bridge,"  a  "sectional  crown"  for  repairing  badly  broken  down 
molar  teeth,  and  a  method  of  replacing  broken  facings  on  bridge  work. 

Dr.  Rodgers  was  married  at  Milton,  Mass.,  April  10,  1901,  to 
Mary  Elizabeth  Meagher:  the  fruit  of  this  union  is  a  son,  Anthony 
Gerard. 


213 


HENRY  HILDRETH  PIPER,  A.B.,  D.D.S.,  D.M.D. 
First  Vice-President. 

Henry  Hildreth  Piper  was  born  in  Dublin,  New  Hampshire, 
October  28,  1852.  His  father  was  Henry  Curtis  Piper,  a  native  of 
DubUn,  and  his  mother,  Harriet  Elvira  Stone  (still  hving),  a  native 
of  Marlboro,  New  Hampshire. 

He  is  a  direct  descendant  in  the  sixth  generation  from  William 
Greenwood,  the  first  permanent  settler  in  Dublin  Village,  and  one 
of  the  half  dozen  earliest  settlers  in  the  town.  His  family  still  own 
and  occupy  the  Greenwood  place. 

He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Dublin,  at  Appleton  Academy, 
New  Ipswich,  N.  H.,  and  at  Dartmouth  College,  and  was  graduated 
from  the  latter  institution  in  1876. 

After  his  graduation  he  entered  the  employ  of  French  &  Heald, 
furniture  manufacturers,  Milford,  N.  H.  In  1880  he  married  Laura 
Weeks  Rice,  daughter  of  Rev.  George  M.  Rice,  for  sixteen  years 
pastor  of  the  First  Church  at  Dublin,  and  Persis  F.  Weeks,  a  native 
of  Lancaster,  N.  H.  The  only  child  of  this  union,  Mary  Stone  Piper, 
was  born  in  Milford,  N.  H.,  in  1882. 

In  1884-1885  Dr.  Piper  spent  a  year  in  government  employ  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  New  Orleans,  La. 

In  1886,  he  entered  the  Boston  Dental  College,  where  he  spent 
three  years,  graduating  in  1889  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  Following 
close  upon  his  graduation  he  entered  on  the  practice  of  his  profession 
at  Winter  Hill,  Mass.,  and  has  there  practiced  up  to  the  present  time. 

214 


He  has  been  an  instructor  in  the  Tufts  College  Dental  School  for 
fifteen  years,  and  holds  a  degree  of  D.M.D.  from  that  institution. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  and  Tufts  Dental  Alumni  Association, 
of  which  he  has  been  President;  is  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Dental  Society,  ha\'ing  been  elected  October  29,  1900.  On  May  2, 
191 2,  he  was  elected  second  Vice-President,  and  first  Vice-President 
on  May  8,  1913,  of  said  society;*  of  the  Dental  Hygiene  Coimcil  of 
Massachusetts,  the  latter  of  which  he  has  served  as  President;  and  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Dental  Science,  having  been 
elected  in  1898;  and  its  Treasurer  in  1910,  which  latter  position  he 
still  holds. 

He  is  a  director  in  the  Associated  Charities  of  Somerville,  and  for 
several  years  has  served  as  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents. 

Dr.  Piper  resides  at  411  High  St.,  West  Medford. 

*  Since  writing  the  above,  Dr.  Piper  has  been  elected  President. 


215 


rADOLPHUS  FREDERICK  WYMAN 

Second  Vice-President. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Yarmouth,  Nova  Scotia, 
on  December  13,  1852,  and  was  the  eleventh  child  of  George' Collins 
Wyman  and  Hannah  Brown. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  pubHc  Schools  of  his  native 
town. 

He  came  to  Boston  in  1869  in  May,  and  in  July  was  apprenticed 
to  William  P.  Leavitt  of  19  Tremonb  Row.  In  September,  1872,  he 
entered  the  ofi&ce  of  Dr.  E.  V.  McLeod,  first  Secretary  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Board  of  Registration  in  Dentistry,  of  New  Bedford,  and 
in  February,  1877,  opened  an  ofi&ce  for  himself. 

He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental  Society, 
in  1896/  and  on  May  8,  19 13,  was  elected  second  Vice-President  of 
the  same.  Since  writing  the  above,  he  has  succeeded  to  first  Vice- 
President. 

On  May  22,  1883,  he  married  Ellen  Loring  Hayes,  of  New  Bedford. 


216 


ASHER  HARRIMAN  ST.  CLAIR  CHASE,  D.M.D. 

Secretary. 

The  son  of  Asher  Moore  and  Jane  M.  (Weston)  Chase,  he  first 
saw  the  light  of  day  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  on  November  8,  1873,  and 
when  six  months  of  age,  he  removed  to  Warren,  Maine,  with  his 
parents,  where  his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  grammar 
and  high  schools. 

In  the  Autumn  of  1893  he  entered  Harvard  University  Dental  De- 
partment, and  graduated  in  1896  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. ,  and  in 
the  year  1907  was  elected  Secretary  of  his  class. 

Aiter  graduation  he  began  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  Everett, 
Mass.,  where  he  has  since  continued. 

He  received,  in  1896,  the  appointment  of  Instructor  in  Mechanical 
Dentistry,  Harvard  University,  and  held  the  same  until  1899,  and 
then  was  made  assistant  demonstrator  in  the  same  department 
until  1905,  when  he  received  the  appointment  as  Instructor  in  Oper- 
ative Dentistry  in  1912,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

On  June  22,  1896,  he  became  an  active  member  of  {the  Harvard 
Dental  Alumni  Association,  and  has  served  on  various  committees 
since,  including  the  executive  committee,  of  which  he  still  holds  the 
position. 

He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Odontological  Society  since 
1901,  and  has  served  on  various  committees  of  the  same,  being  at 
present  a  member  of  the  executive  committee. 

217 


On  April  22,  1907,  Dr.  Chase  was  elected  an  active  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society;  was  elected  its  assistant  Secretary 
June,  1910,  and  promoted  to  Secretary  in  May,  1912,  and  still  holds 
the  office. 

He  is  Treasiurer  of  the  Home  for  Aged  Persons  in  Everett,  Mass., 
being  electbd  in  1909,  and  still  holds  the  position. 

In  1909,  he  was  elected  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the 
City  of  Everett,  and  holds  at  present  the  office. 

He  is  Secretary  and  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  of  Everett,  from  1909  to  date;  also  second  Vice-Pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Trade,  19 13.  Member  of  the  Park  Commission 
(three  years),  from  1905  to  1908.  Secretary  of  the  Park  Commission 
(one  year)  from  1907  to  1908.  Secretary-Treasurer  Mystic  Valley 
Waterways  Association,  19 12  to  date ;  member  Everett  Cottage  Hos- 
pital Corporation ;  member  Maiden  Deliberative  Assembly ;  member 
Everett  Young  Men's  Christian  Association ;  member  New  England 
Commercial  Executives. 

Dr.  Chase  married,  June  7,  1899,  at  Somerville,  Mass.,  Miss  Jean- 
nette  Margaret  Bradbury,  of  that  city. 


218 


CHARLES  HARDEN  PROCTOR,  D.M.D. 

Assistant  Secretary. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  the  son  of  Isaac  K.  Proctor,  a  native 
of  FrankHn,  N.  H.,  and  Emma  Bucknam,  a  native  of  Columbia  Falls, 
Maine,  is  a  descendant  of  Robert  Proctor,  the  earliest  American 
ancestor  of  the  Proctor  family,  who  first  appears  in  this  country 
at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  made  a  freeman  in  1643. 
He  married,  December  31,  1645,  J^-ne,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Richard 
Hildreth,  of  Concord  and  Chelmsford,  the  ancestor  of  the  Hildreths 
of  America,  who  died  at  Chelmsford,  in  1688,  and  whose  younger 
daughter,  Abigail,  became  the  wife  of  Moses  Parker. 

In  1653,  Robert  Proctor,  in  connection  with  Richard  Hildreth  and 
twenty-seven  others,  petitioned  the  General  Court  for  a  grant  of  land 
six  miles  square,  "to  begin  at  Merrimack  River  at  a  neck  of  land  next 
to  Concord  River,  and  so  run  up  Concord  River,  south  and  west  into 
the  country,  to  make  up  that  circumference  or  quantity  of  land  as  is 
above  expressed."  The  petition  was  granted.  In  1654,  Mr.  Proctor 
removed  to  the  new  plantation,  which  was  organized  November  22, 
of  that  year,  as  a  town  under  the  name  of  Chelmsford.  The  last  four 
or  five  of  his  children  were  born  in  Concord,  the  others  in  Chelmsford. 
His  descendants  resided  in  many  of  the  neighboring  towns,  and  at  an 
early  date  some  of  them  pushed  back  into  the  wilderness  and  settled 
in  New  Hampshire,  Vermont  and  New  Yc^rk,  and  have  since  scattered 
over  the  West. 

2ig 


He  died  at  Chelmsford,  April  28,  1697,  leaving  twelve  children. 
The  line  of  descent  from  Robert  is  James,  James,  James,  Jonathan, 
James,  Hiel  and  Isaac,  the  latter,  the  father  of  Charles  M,,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Jonathan,  the  great-great-grandfather  of  Isaac 
was  a  drummer  of  the  Second  Precient  Company  of  Woburn,  Mass- 
achusetts, and  was  in  the  battle  of  Bennington. 

James,  the  great-grandfather  of  Isaac,  was  a  soldier  in  the  company 
of  Captain  Jeremiah  Marston  of  New  Hampshire  in  Colonel  John 
Goffe's  Regiment  and  was  in  the  Colonial  War  at  the  Battle  of  Crown 
Point,  September  30,  171 2.  He  also  served  in^  the  Revolutionary 
War,  having  been  mustered  in  August  10,  1776.  He  died  on  his  way 
home  from  Ticonderoga,  November  11,  1776. 

Dr.  Proctor  was  born  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  on  the  29th'  day  of 
March,  1880,  and  received  his  early  education  in  the  Maiden,  Mass., 
pubhc  schools;  and  was  graduated  from  Tufts  College  Dental  School 
in  1901,  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D.  In  1912,  he  was  appointed 
Demonstrator  of  Clinical  Dentistry  in  the  said  institution. 

On  October  24,  1904,  he  was  elected  an  active  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  has  served  as  its  Councillor, 
from  the  Metropolitan  District,  during  the  years  1910-1911  and  1912, 
and  was  then  advanced  by  election  to  Assistant  Secretary,  and  still 
holds  the  ofi&ce. 

He  is  also  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  above- 
named  district.  He  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  clinic  committee 
of  the  State  Society  for  the  years  of  1912,  '13  and  '14,  and  is  ex-presi- 
dent and  ex-secretary  of  the  East  Middlesex  Dental  Society. 

Dr.  Proctor  has  practiced  in  Georgia,  London  and  Boston.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Psi  Omega  Dental  Fraternity,  of  the  National 
Dental  Association,  the  Massachusetts  Oral  Hygiene  Council,  Boston 
and  Tufts  Dental  Alumni  Association,  and  a  member  of  the  Dental 
staff  of  the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital. 

On  April  12,  1903,  Dr.  Proctor  was  married  to  Clara  Marie  Shute, 
of  Maiden,  Mass.,  by  which  union  there  have  been  four  children. 
He  resides  at  26  Hawthorne  St.,  Maiden,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Central  M.  E.  Church  of  that  city,  and  is  afl&liated  with  Converse 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Tabernacle  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  Melrose  Council, 
R.  &  S.  M.  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  De  Molay  Commandery,  K.  T., 
of  Boston,  and  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  A.  O.  U.  W. 


220 


JOSEPH  TOTTEN  PAUL,  D.M.D. 

Treasurer. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a  son  of  WiUiam  and  Marianne  (Totten) 
Paul.  He  first  saw  the  Ught  of  day  on  September  17,  1863.  and  re- 
ceived his  eariy  education  in  the  Boston  pubhc  schools. 

In  1880,  he  entered  the  drug  business  and  continued  for  the  next 
five  years,  when,  in  1885,  he  engaged  in  the  United  States  Postal 
Service,  where  he  remained  till  the  Autumn  of  1888,  and  in  June  of 
that  year  he  matriculated  in  the  Dental  Department  of  Harvard 
University,  and,  in  1891,  graduated  with  the  degree  of  D.M.D. 

Dr.  Paul  has  been  an  active  society  man,  and  among  others  of  which 
he  is  a  member  are  the  following  : 

On  December  i,  1 891,  he  became  an  active  member  of  the  Harvard 
Dental  Alumni  Association,  and  a  life  member  in  April,  1903.  A  Vice- 
President  of  said  Association  in  1896,  and  President  in  1897-1898. 
Chairman  of  Trustees  of  the  Permanent  Fund  from  1904  to  1909. 

In  1892,  Harvard  University  appointed  him  to  the  position  of 
Demonstrator  of  Operative  Dentistry,  which  position  he  held  till 
1899,  when  the  appointment  as  Instructor  in  Operative  Dentistry 
was  made,  and  which  office  he  still  holds. 

The  Harvard  Odontological  Society  elected  him  to  active  member- 
ship in  1893,  and  Recording  Secretary  and  Chairman  ex  officio,  in 
1896  to  1901,  and  President  in  1901-1902. 

In  1 89 1  he  became  a  member  of  the  Dental  Protective  Associa- 
tion of  the  United  States. 

On  June  8,  1893,  Dr.  Paul  was  elected  an  active  member  of  the 

221 


Massachusetts  Dental  Society,  and  became  a  member  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  and  its  Secretary,  1894  and  1895. 

In  1896,  he  was  made  Editor;  such  position  he  held  imtil  his  election 
to  the  Treasurership,  which  latter  he  still  holds.  In  1895-1896,  he 
was  Chairman  of  the  Entertainment  Committee  of  said  Society. 

A  member  of  the  National  Dental  Association  as  early  as  July, 
1908,  and  of  the  Delta  Sigma  Delta  Fraternity,  and  Deputy  S.  G.  M. 
for  Massachusetts  in  1895. 

He  is  also  a  thirty-third  degree  Mason,  and  Honorary  Member 
of  Harvard  University  Masonic  Club,  also, 

W.  M.  Mt.,  Lebanon  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  1908-1909. 

H.  P.,  St.  Andrews  R.  A.  Chapter,  1904-1905. 

T.  I.  M.,  Boston  Council  R.  &  S.  M.,  1910-1911. 

W.  M.,  Mt.  Olivet  Ch.  R.  C,  1911-1913. 

G.  Boston  Commandery,  K.  T.,  1914. 

A  member  of  the  Boston  Curling  Club,  and  Recording  Secretary, 
1903-1905,  and  Secretary-Treasurer,  1908-1912. 

Charter  Member  Boston  Bowling  Green  Club,  and  Treasurer, 
1908-1910. 

Charter  Member  The  Curling  Club  of  Boston,  and  member  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  19 11- 

A  member  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  Boston,  19 13. 

On  June  11, 1898  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Dr.  Paul  married  Miss  Marianne, 
McGraw,  by  which  union  they  have  a  daughter  and  son  to  bless  them. 


C.  EDSON  ABBOTT,  D.D.S. 

Editor. 


Subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  son  of  Edward  C.  and  Alice  (Edson) 
Abbott,  bom  in  Randolph,  Vt.,  on  the  9th  day  of  December,  1880, 
of  Old  New  England  stock  on  both  sides. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Franklin, 
Mass.  Graduate  of  Horace  Mann  High  School,  Franklin,  Mass.,  1898. 
Spent  1898- 1899  in  the  dental  oflSce  of  his  father  in  FrankUn  and 
took  special  work  in  chemistry  and  other  subjects  at  the  high  school. 

He  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1899,  and  graduated 
in  1902  with  the  degree  of  D.D.S.  At  entrance  won  first  place  in  the 
Competitive  Scholarship  Examination.  In  school  participated  in 
various  student  activities ;  on  chess  team,  track  team  and  the  depart- 
ment football  team.  Was  on  the  Pennsylvania  Dental  Journal  staff. 
Seriously  considered  offers  to  practice  in  Rhodesia  and  Madras,  but 
decided  to  take  his  father's  office  in  Franklin,  when  his  father  left 
for  CaHfomia  in  1902. 

On  Oct.  24,  1904,  he  was  elected  an  active  member  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Dental  Society.  In  1908  was  elected  Assistant  Secretary. 
In  1909,  he  was  elected  Editor  and  still  holds  the  office,  and  has  held 
positions  on  various  committees:  press,  history,  post-graduate  work, 
legislative.  In  191 2,  was  elected  Chairman  of  the  Publication  Com- 
mittee of  the  Journal  of  the  Allied  Societies  of  Dentistry,  and  still 
holds  the  office.  In  societies,  always  takes  a  definite  stand  for  the 
progressive  measures  of  the  period. 

223 


Dr.  Abbott  was  married  at  Natick,  Mass.,  to  Miss  Lillian  Favour, 
a  Wellesley  graduate,  in  July  14, 1904.  They  have  three  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

Dr.  Abbott  has  been  Chairman  of  the  Educational  Committee  of 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  conducting  a  Night  School  for  Foreigners,  also  Chairman 
of  the  Physical  Department. 

Has  been  President  of  the  Men's  Class  of  the  Congregational  Church 
and  chairman  of  various  committees. 

In  politics  has  been  Delegate  to  the  RepubUcan  State  Convention 
etc.;  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  Franklin;  candidate  for 
Alternate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  in  191 2;  Organizer 
for  Progressive  party,  and  member  of  its  Legislative  Committee  in 
1912,  etc.;  Delegate  to  Progressive  State  Convention  in  1913. 

Has  continuously  pract  ced  his  profession  in  the  same  office  in 
Franklin  and  has  given  papers  and  clinics  in  the  various  New  England 
States,  National  Dental  Association,  Jamestown  Exposition,  Central 
Atlantic  States,  etc.,  on  Porcelain  Inlays,  Ethyl  Chloride,  General 
Anaesthesia,  etc.,  etc. 


224 


COLUMBIA  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARIES 

This  book  is  due  on  the  date  indicated  below,  or  at  the 
expiration  of  a  definite  period  after  the  date  of  borrowing,  as 
provided  by  the  rules  of  the  Library  or  by  special  arrange- 
ment with  the  Librarian  in  charge. 

DATE  BORROWED 

DATE  DUE 

DATE  BORROWED 

DATE  DUE 

1 

! 

i 

1 

C28(|141)miOO 

' 

COLUMBIA  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARIES  (hsi.stx) 

RK41B63C.1  _^,,3, 

Biograph'*"   „'  ,,,■;', ii|Mm,||liiiiiiiMiiii'     ' 


2002447860 


RK41  ^^^ 

Boardman 

Biographies  of  the  founders   «,, 
JAN     8  1946BiNDEHY 


